# HG changeset patch
# User aronacher
# Date 1213740669 0
# Node ID 1c9b26fce1f28aa1bf16bfc25cbf76d5f85b7a6e
# Parent  ad98cc9a7eec94933b709520488a6066f95a2566
Convert format strings to str for nicer error messages (no u prefix) in the python_format checker.

diff --git a/babel/messages/checkers.py b/babel/messages/checkers.py
--- a/babel/messages/checkers.py
+++ b/babel/messages/checkers.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             name, format, typechar = match.groups()
             if typechar == '%' and name is not None:
                 continue
-            result.append((name, typechar))
+            result.append((name, str(typechar)))
         return result
 
     def _compatible(a, b):