pakfire/i18n.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/python
   2
   3 """
   4         The translation process of all strings is done in here.
   5 """
   6
   7 import  gettext
   8
   9 """
  10         A function that returnes the same string.
  11 """
  12 N_ = lambda x: x
  13
  14 def _(singular, plural=None, n=None):
  15         """
  16                 A function that returnes the translation of a string if available.
  17
  18                 The language is taken from the system environment.
  19         """
  20         if not plural is None:
  21                 assert n is not None
  22                 return gettext.ldngettext("pakfire", singular, plural, n)
  23
  24         return gettext.ldgettext("pakfire", singular)