Python internationalization library with an emphasis on web-based applications. Use with the [python] tag and any relevant version tags.
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pybabel ignoring files with autoescape
I have a python web application with jinja2 templates. I am using pybabel for localization. When using the pybabel extract command, it exports everything exactly as intended, EXCEPT for any files which use the jinja2 autoescape tag.
My babel.cfg…

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import error flask.ext.wtf import Form
i am following The Flask Mega tutorial, while importing flask.ext.wtf.form i get import error my code is -
from flask.ext.wtf.form import Form
from wtforms import StringField, BooleanField
from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
class…

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TypeError: an integer is required (got type str)
I am new to Python and Flask. I am working my way throught this tutorials: http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-iii-web-forms
Right now i am getting an error for which i can't find a fix for. I have reinstalled Python…

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Hide seconds in Babel's medium/long formats
We're using Babel to format datetime objects nicely according to the user's locale. In many cases we show data which does not contain non-zero seconds ever (such as real-life event start times).
While it'd be easy with a custom format string to get…

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Python (flask, babel): detect browser language (NOT preferred/ accepted languages)
Before flagging this question as 'duplicate'/ 'already answered', please take into consideration that this 'duplicates' all relate to the ACCEPTED_LANGUAGES headers field.
The question is this: how to detect in Python the language a user has set for…

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Send character limit to transifex using babel or anything else
Is there a way to set character limits for a translation from within the template?
I am currently using babel to generate pot files to push them to transifex. one of the tags i am sending is the translators comments
-c TAG, --add-comments=TAG
I was…

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How does Python babel round numbers?
I'm building a financial website with the Flask framework and I'm currently writing unit tests for it. I'm using the Babel package to format money amounts and I hit upon rather strange rounding behaviour. I would expect rounding to be up in case of…

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How to use Python Babel with dynamically constructed string
I'm trying to use babel to extract and update a constructed string but I still haven't found a good way to do it (without any hassle)
My current approach to construct the string:
def calculate_money(amount):
(usd, cent) = calculate(amount)
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Different translations of the same static html file: how is it possible to force the user's browser to select one of them?
I have several translations (into different languages) of the same static html file. Those were obtained via Sphinx-Python, using the internationalization feature, which ends up with mo files. All this works fine.
However, I have no clue on how to…

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Python/Babel: Get locale-specific ordering of day, month and year?
Is there a way to get the day, month and year order for a locale in Babel? I am display three input fields for a date on a web page, and I would like to get the order correct based on the user's preferred language.
I know there is…

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Keep header in messages.pot using Flask-Babel pybabel extract
Is it possible to keep/set the header in the messages.pot, between execution? I found three options to control the header. But there is more info I would like to keep/set, like project name/version etc.…

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How to configure my Python 2.7 to use the correct Babel installation on my OSX Mavericks system?
This is the follow up on my previous question.
I have an OSX Mavericks machine where I installed Python 2.7 and Babel 1.3 using MacPorts.
The problem is that it seems I have at least two versions of babel on that machine and except for the one I…

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I cannot find setup.py in my OSX babel installation to import the cldr babel files, what am I doing wrong?
I have been trying to use babel on my iMac (OSX Mavericks, I installed python and babel using MacPorts) but I get this error message :
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writing PO template file to ./locale/messages.pot
Traceback (most recent call last):
File…

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How can I get a list of all the strings that Babel knows about?
I have an application in which the main strings are in English and then various translations are made in various .po/.mo files, as usual (using Flask and Flask-Babel). Is it possible to get a list of all the English strings somewhere within my…

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