- Translation String
An instance of
translationstring.TranslationString, which is a class that behaves like a Unicode string, but has several extra attributes such asdomain,msgid, andmappingfor use during translation. Translation strings are usually created by hand within software, but are sometimes created on the behalf of the system for automatic template translation. For more information, seetranslationstring_module.- Translation String Factory
A factory for generating
translation stringobjects which predefines atranslation domain.- Translation Domain
A string representing the "context" in which a particular translation was made. For example the word "java" might be translated differently if the translation domain is "programming-languages" than would be if the translation domain was "coffee". Every
translation stringhas an associated translation domain.- Message Identifier
An unchanging string that is the identifier for a particular translation string. For example, you may have a translation string which has the
default"the fox jumps over the lazy dog", but you might give this translation string a message identifier offoxdogto reduce the chances of minor spelling or wording changes breaking your translations. The message identifier of atranslation stringis represented as itsmsgidargument.- Translation Directory
A translation directory is a
gettexttranslation directory. It contains language folders, which themselves containLC_MESSAGESfolders, which contain.mofiles. Each.mofile represents a set of translations for a language in atranslation domain. The name of the.mofile (minus the .mo extension) is the translation domain name.- Gettext
The GNU gettext library, used by the
translationstringlocale translation machinery.- Translator
A callable which receives a
translation stringand returns a translated Unicode object for the purposes of internationalization.- Babel
A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications.
- Chameleon
chameleon is templating language written and maintained by Malthe Borch.