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Expand Up @@ -230,5 +230,13 @@ As for every project, we have a *branch* per version. We store ``.po``
files in the root of the repository using the ``gettext_compact=0``
style.


How should I translate code examples?
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Translate values in code examples (i.e. string literals) and comments.
Don't translate keywords or names,
including variable, function, class, argument, and attribute names.

.. _translation_wg: https://wiki.python.org/psf/TranslationWG/Charter
.. _translation_ml: https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/translation.python.org/