msgfmt.py does not work with plural form

[stevegeo]

BPO	5464
Nosy	@loewis, @merwok
Files	de.po: Example PO file with plural form

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assignee = 'https://github.com/loewis'
closed_at = <Date 2010-06-04.18:15:20.950>
created_at = <Date 2009-03-09.21:47:03.454>
labels = ['type-bug']
title = 'msgfmt.py does not work with plural form'
updated_at = <Date 2010-06-11.16:26:47.333>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/stevegeo'

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activity = <Date 2010-06-11.16:26:47.333>
actor = 'eric.araujo'
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components = ['Demos and Tools']
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creator = 'steve_geo'
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files = ['13289']
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priority = 'high'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue5464'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2']

[stevegeo]

It seems that C:\Python26\Tools\i18n\msgfmt.py does not work with PO
files that use plural form. Get the following error.
ERROR    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python26\Tools\i18n\msgfmt.py", line 203, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Python26\Tools\i18n\msgfmt.py", line 199, in main
    make(filename, outfile)
  File "C:\Python26\Tools\i18n\msgfmt.py", line 151, in make
    l = eval(l)
  File "<string>", line 1
    _plural "%d generations"
                          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[loewis]

This is now fixed in r81697 and r81698.