inkex.localization module

Allow extensions to translate messages.

inkex.localization.localize(domain=GETTEXT_DOMAIN, localedir=GETTEXT_DIRECTORY)

Configure gettext and install _() function into builtins namespace for easy access

inkex.localization.inkex_localize()

Return internal Translations instance for translation of the inkex module itself Those will always use the ‘inkscape’ domain and attempt to lookup the same catalog Inkscape uses

inkex.localization.inkex_gettext(message)

Shortcut for gettext. Import as:

from inkex.localize import inkex_gettext as _

inkex.localization.inkex_ngettext(msgid1, msgid2, n)

Shortcut for ngettext

New in version 1.2.

inkex.localization.inkex_fgettext(message, *args, **kwargs)

Shortcut for gettext and subsequent formatting. Import as:

from inkex.localize import inkex_fgettext as _f

The positionals and keyword arguments are passed to str.format().

The call to xgettext must contain:

--keyword=_f

inkex.localization.inkex_pgettext(context, message)

Gettext with context. Import as:

from inkex.localize import inkex_pgettext as pgettext

Both parameters must be string literals. The call to xgettext must contain:

--keyword=pgettext:1c,2

New in version 1.2.