On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:58:58 +0100 "francois schnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Now I'd like to be able to change language without loging out, change > language, log in. > > Martelli says in his book that to set the default language for the app I > just need to do: > > >>> os.environ.setdefault('LANG', 'fr_FR') > > and Python doesn't complain (but doesn't work) but if I then do: > > >>> print locale.getdefaultlocale() > > Python says : ('en_GB', 'utf-8') # meaning that really couldn't work ? > > How can I have my app in French even if I'm still in the GB version of > Ubuntu (change the language for the app) ? > Hi Francois, I tried to do so with one of my apps (on Mandrake) and found that I have to change the LANGUAGE environment variable, changing LANG had no effect on this. >From the python gettext docs I found: If languages is not given, then the following environment variables are searched: LANGUAGE, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, and LANG. So it looks like the easiest may be to do $ LANGUAGE=en_GB in the shell before you start your app. > I've also tried the "translation" way instead of the "install" way: > > if I do: > gettext.install("myapp", localedir) #it translates in French when I'm in the > French Ubuntu > but if I do instead: gettext.translation("myapp", localedir, > languages="fr_FR") #with the same localedir which worked before > => > Python complains: > " gettext.translation("myapp", localedir, languages="fr_FR") > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 480, in translation > raise IOError(ENOENT, 'No translation file found for domain', domain) > IOError: [Errno 2] No translation file found for domain: 'myapp' " > > I find it strange that "install" finds it but not "translation" (for the > same localedir) ? > I admit I nevered bothered to find out how to use gettext.translation() since gettext.install() works that fine for me. Maybe you should set "languages" to "fr" instead of "fr_FR" (just a guess though)? I hope this helps Michael _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor