How to localize PyLucid.

↑ workflow  #

1. create/update *.po message file
2. translate strings in *.po message file
3. compile *.po message files into *.mo (binary optimized files for use by gettext)

We provide a management command for makemessages and compilemessages:

pylucid_project/apps/pylucid_admin/management/commands/L10n.py

↑ How to create language files  #

for example, create/update german (de) message file:

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/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n make -l de

Update all message files for all languages and all PyLucid apps, run this:

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/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n make

To update one or more apps, do this:

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# update messages only for the blog app:
/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n make blog

# update auth and lexicon apps
/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n make auth lexicon

↑ translate  #

Good editor is gtranslator. (install with aptitude installgtranslator)

Open *.po file, translate strings and save.

↑ compile message files  #

To compile all *.po files to *.mo files, run this:

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# compile messages for all apps:
/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n compile

# Only for some apps:
/var/www/YourSite$ ./manage.py L10n compile blog lexicon

↑ Links  #

More detailed instructions:

• http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/i18n/localization/

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