Function translation

Lib/gettext.py:529–560

(domain, localedir=None, languages=None,
                class_=None, fallback=False)

def translation(domain, localedir=None, languages=None,
                class_=None, fallback=False):
    if class_ is None:
        class_ = GNUTranslations
    mofiles = find(domain, localedir, languages, all=True)
    if not mofiles:
        if fallback:
            return NullTranslations()
        from errno import ENOENT
        raise FileNotFoundError(ENOENT,
                                'No translation file found for domain', domain)
    # Avoid opening, reading, and parsing the .mo file after it's been done
    # once.
    result = None
    for mofile in mofiles:
        key = (class_, os.path.abspath(mofile))
        t = _translations.get(key)
        if t is None:
            with open(mofile, 'rb') as fp:
                t = _translations.setdefault(key, class_(fp))
        # Copy the translation object to allow setting fallbacks and
        # output charset. All other instance data is shared with the
        # cached object.
        # Delay copy import for speeding up gettext import when .mo files
        # are not used.
        import copy
        t = copy.copy(t)
        if result is None:
            result = t
        else:
            result.add_fallback(t)
    return result


def install(domain, localedir=None, *, names=None):