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4 Distutils/Setuptools Integration
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7 Babel provides commands for integration into ``setup.py`` scripts, based on
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8 either the ``distutils`` package that is part of the Python standard library,
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9 or the third-party ``setuptools`` package.
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11 These commands are available by default when Babel has been properly installed,
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12 and ``setup.py`` is using ``setuptools``. For projects that use plain old
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13 ``distutils``, the commands need to be registered explicitly, for example:
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15 .. code-block:: python
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17 from distutils.core import setup
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18 from babel.messages import frontend as babel
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22 cmd_class = {'compile_catalog': babel.compile_catalog,
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23 'extract_messages': babel.extract_messages,
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24 'init_catalog': babel.init_catalog}
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28 .. contents:: Contents
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29 :depth: 2
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30 .. sectnum::
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33 compile_catalog
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34 ===============
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36 The ``compile_catalog`` command is similar to the GNU ``msgfmt`` tool, in that
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37 it takes a message catalog from a PO file and compiles it to a binary MO file.
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39 If the command has been correctly installed or registered, a project's
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40 ``setup.py`` script should allow you to use the command::
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42 $ ./setup.py compile_catalog --help
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43 Global options:
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44 --verbose (-v) run verbosely (default)
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45 --quiet (-q) run quietly (turns verbosity off)
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46 --dry-run (-n) don't actually do anything
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47 --help (-h) show detailed help message
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49 Options for 'compile_catalog' command:
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50 ...
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52 Running the command will produce a PO template file::
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54 $ ./setup.py compile_catalog --directory foobar/locale --locale pt_BR
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55 running compile_catalog
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56 compiling catalog to to foobar/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
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59 Options
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60 -------
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62 The ``compile_catalog`` command accepts the following options:
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64 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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65 | Option | Description |
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66 +=============================+==============================================+
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67 | ``--domain`` | domain of the PO file (defaults to |
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68 | | lower-cased project name) |
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69 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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70 | ``--directory`` (``-d``) | name of the base directory |
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71 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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72 | ``--input-file`` (``-i``) | name of the input file |
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73 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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74 | ``--output-file`` (``-o``) | name of the output file |
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75 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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76 | ``--locale`` | locale for the new localized string |
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77 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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78 | ``--use-fuzzy`` | also include "fuzzy" translations |
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81 If ``directory`` is specified, but ``output-file`` is not, the default filename
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82 of the output file will be::
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84 <directory>/<locale>/LC_MESSAGES/<domain>.mo
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86 If neither the ``input_file`` nor the ``locale`` option is set, this command
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87 looks for all catalog files in the base directory that match the given domain,
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88 and compiles each of them to MO files in the same directory.
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90 These options can either be specified on the command-line, or in the
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91 ``setup.cfg`` file.
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97 The ``extract_messages`` command is comparable to the GNU ``xgettext`` program:
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98 it can extract localizable messages from a variety of difference source files,
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99 and generate a PO (portable object) template file from the collected messages.
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104 $ ./setup.py extract_messages --help
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105 Global options:
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106 --verbose (-v) run verbosely (default)
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109 --help (-h) show detailed help message
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114 Running the command will produce a PO template file::
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116 $ ./setup.py extract_messages --output-file foobar/locale/messages.pot
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117 running extract_messages
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118 extracting messages from foobar/__init__.py
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119 extracting messages from foobar/core.py
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121 writing PO template file to foobar/locale/messages.pot
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124 Method Mapping
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127 The mapping of file patterns to extraction methods (and options) can be
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128 specified using a configuration file that is pointed to using the
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129 ``--mapping-file`` option shown above. Alternatively, you can configure the
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130 mapping directly in ``setup.py`` using a keyword argument to the ``setup()``
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131 function:
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133 .. code-block:: python
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135 setup(...
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137 message_extractors = {
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138 'foobar': [
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141 ('**/templates/**.txt', 'genshi', {
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142 'template_class': 'genshi.template:TextTemplate'
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143 })
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145 },
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157 | Option | Description |
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159 | ``--charset`` | charset to use in the output file |
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161 | ``--keywords`` (``-k``) | space-separated list of keywords to look for |
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162 | | in addition to the defaults |
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164 | ``--no-default-keywords`` | do not include the default keywords |
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166 | ``--mapping-file`` (``-F``) | path to the mapping configuration file |
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168 | ``--no-location`` | do not include location comments with |
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169 | | filename and line number |
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170 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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171 | ``--omit-header`` | do not include msgid "" entry in header |
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172 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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173 | ``--output-file`` (``-o``) | name of the output file |
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174 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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175 | ``--width`` (``-w``) | set output line width (default 76) |
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177 | ``--no-wrap`` | do not break long message lines, longer than |
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178 | | the output line width, into several lines |
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180 | ``--input-dirs`` | directories that should be scanned for |
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181 | | messages |
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182 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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183 | ``--sort-output`` | generate sorted output (default False) |
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184 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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185 | ``--sort-by-file`` | sort output by file location (default False) |
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186 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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187 | ``--msgid-bugs-address`` | set email address for message bug reports |
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189 | ``--copyright-holder`` | set copyright holder in output |
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190 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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191 | ``--add-comments (-c)`` | place comment block with TAG (or those |
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192 | | preceding keyword lines) in output file. |
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193 | | Separate multiple TAGs with commas(,) |
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194 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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195
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196 These options can either be specified on the command-line, or in the
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197 ``setup.cfg`` file. In the latter case, the options above become entries of the
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198 section ``[extract_messages]``, and the option names are changed to use
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199 underscore characters instead of dashes, for example:
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200
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201 .. code-block:: ini
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202
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203 [extract_messages]
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204 keywords = _, gettext, ngettext
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205 mapping_file = babel.cfg
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206 width = 80
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207
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208 This would be equivalent to invoking the command from the command-line as
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209 follows::
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210
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211 $ setup.py extract_messages -k _ -k gettext -k ngettext -F mapping.cfg -w 80
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212
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213 Any path names are interpreted relative to the location of the ``setup.py``
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214 file. For boolean options, use "true" or "false" values.
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217 init_catalog
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218 ============
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220 The ``init_catalog`` command is basically equivalent to the GNU ``msginit``
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221 program: it creates a new translation catalog based on a PO template file (POT).
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222
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223 If the command has been correctly installed or registered, a project's
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224 ``setup.py`` script should allow you to use the command::
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225
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226 $ ./setup.py init_catalog --help
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227 Global options:
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228 --verbose (-v) run verbosely (default)
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229 --quiet (-q) run quietly (turns verbosity off)
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230 --dry-run (-n) don't actually do anything
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231 --help (-h) show detailed help message
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232
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233 Options for 'init_catalog' command:
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234 ...
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235
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236 Running the command will produce a PO file::
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237
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238 $ ./setup.py init_catalog -l fr -i foobar/locales/messages.pot \
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239 -o foobar/locales/fr/messages.po
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240 running init_catalog
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241 creating catalog 'foobar/locales/fr/messages.po' based on 'foobar/locales/messages.pot'
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243
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244 Options
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245 -------
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246
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247 The ``init_catalog`` command accepts the following options:
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248
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249 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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250 | Option | Description |
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251 +=============================+==============================================+
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252 | ``--domain`` | domain of the PO file (defaults to |
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253 | | lower-cased project name) |
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254 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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255 | ``--input-file`` (``-i``) | name of the input file |
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256 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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257 | ``--output-dir`` (``-d``) | name of the output directory |
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258 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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259 | ``--output-file`` (``-o``) | name of the output file |
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260 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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261 | ``--locale`` | locale for the new localized string |
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262 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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263 | ``--omit-header`` | do not include msgid "" entry in header |
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264 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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265 | ``--first-author`` | name of the first author |
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266 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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267 | ``--first-author-email`` | email address of the first author |
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268 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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269
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270 If ``output-dir`` is specified, but ``output-file`` is not, the default filename
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271 of the output file will be::
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272
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273 <output_dir>/<locale>/LC_MESSAGES/<domain>.po
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275 These options can either be specified on the command-line, or in the
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276 ``setup.cfg`` file.
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279 update_catalog
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280 ==============
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281
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282 The ``update_catalog`` command is basically equivalent to the GNU ``msgmerge``
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283 program: it updates an existing translations catalog based on a PO template
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284 file (POT).
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285
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286 If the command has been correctly installed or registered, a project's
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287 ``setup.py`` script should allow you to use the command::
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288
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289 $ ./setup.py update_catalog --help
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290 Global options:
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291 --verbose (-v) run verbosely (default)
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292 --quiet (-q) run quietly (turns verbosity off)
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293 --dry-run (-n) don't actually do anything
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294 --help (-h) show detailed help message
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295
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296 Options for 'update_catalog' command:
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297 ...
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298
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299 Running the command will update a PO file::
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300
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301 $ ./setup.py update_catalog -l fr -i foobar/locales/messages.pot \
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302 -o foobar/locales/fr/messages.po
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303 running update_catalog
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304 updating catalog 'foobar/locales/fr/messages.po' based on 'foobar/locales/messages.pot'
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307 Options
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308 -------
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310 The ``update_catalog`` command accepts the following options:
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312 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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313 | Option | Description |
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314 +=============================+==============================================+
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315 | ``--domain`` | domain of the PO file (defaults to |
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316 | | lower-cased project name) |
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317 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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318 | ``--input-file`` (``-i``) | name of the input file |
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319 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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320 | ``--output-dir`` (``-d``) | name of the output directory |
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321 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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322 | ``--output-file`` (``-o``) | name of the output file |
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323 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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324 | ``--locale`` | locale for the new localized string |
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325 +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
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326
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327 If ``output-dir`` is specified, but ``output-file`` is not, the default filename
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328 of the output file will be::
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329
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330 <output_dir>/<locale>/LC_MESSAGES/<domain>.po
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331
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332 If neither the ``input_file`` nor the ``locale`` option is set, this command
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333 looks for all catalog files in the base directory that match the given domain,
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334 and updates each of them.
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335
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336 These options can either be specified on the command-line, or in the
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337 ``setup.cfg`` file.
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