Function read_docstrings

Lib/turtle.py:4001–4016

Read in docstrings from lang-specific docstring dictionary. Transfer docstrings, translated to lang, from a dictionary-file to the methods of classes Screen and Turtle and - in revised form - to the corresponding functions.

(lang)

        f.close()

def read_docstrings(lang):
    """Read in docstrings from lang-specific docstring dictionary.

    Transfer docstrings, translated to lang, from a dictionary-file
    to the methods of classes Screen and Turtle and - in revised form -
    to the corresponding functions.
    """
    modname = "turtle_docstringdict_%(language)s" % {'language':lang.lower()}
    module = __import__(modname)
    docsdict = module.docsdict
    for key in docsdict:
        try:
#            eval(key).im_func.__doc__ = docsdict[key]
            eval(key).__doc__ = docsdict[key]
        except Exception:
            print("Bad docstring-entry: %s" % key)

_LANGUAGE = _CFG["language"]