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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2008-04-25 01:59:09 (GMT)
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@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ interface you can use to write your own specialized translation classes. Here
are the methods of :class:`NullTranslations`:
-.. method:: NullTranslations.__init__([fp])
+.. class:: NullTranslations([fp])
Takes an optional file object *fp*, which is ignored by the base class.
Initializes "protected" instance variables *_info* and *_charset* which are set
@@ -227,105 +227,107 @@ are the methods of :class:`NullTranslations`:
``None``.
-.. method:: NullTranslations._parse(fp)
+ .. method:: _parse(fp)
- No-op'd in the base class, this method takes file object *fp*, and reads the
- data from the file, initializing its message catalog. If you have an
- unsupported message catalog file format, you should override this method to
- parse your format.
+ No-op'd in the base class, this method takes file object *fp*, and reads
+ the data from the file, initializing its message catalog. If you have an
+ unsupported message catalog file format, you should override this method
+ to parse your format.
-.. method:: NullTranslations.add_fallback(fallback)
+ .. method:: add_fallback(fallback)
- Add *fallback* as the fallback object for the current translation object. A
- translation object should consult the fallback if it cannot provide a
- translation for a given message.
+ Add *fallback* as the fallback object for the current translation
+ object. A translation object should consult the fallback if it cannot provide a
+ translation for a given message.
-.. method:: NullTranslations.gettext(message)
+ .. method:: gettext(message)
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`gettext` to the fallback. Otherwise,
- return the translated message. Overridden in derived classes.
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`gettext` to the
+ fallback. Otherwise, return the translated message. Overridden in derived
+ classes.
-.. method:: NullTranslations.lgettext(message)
+ .. method:: lgettext(message)
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`lgettext` to the fallback. Otherwise,
- return the translated message. Overridden in derived classes.
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`lgettext` to the
+ fallback. Otherwise, return the translated message. Overridden in derived
+ classes.
+ .. method:: ugettext(message)
-.. method:: NullTranslations.ugettext(message)
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ugettext` to the
+ fallback. Otherwise, return the translated message as a string. Overridden
+ in derived classes.
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ugettext` to the fallback. Otherwise,
- return the translated message as a string. Overridden in derived classes.
+ .. method:: ngettext(singular, plural, n)
-.. method:: NullTranslations.ngettext(singular, plural, n)
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ngettext` to the
+ fallback. Otherwise, return the translated message. Overridden in derived
+ classes.
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ngettext` to the fallback. Otherwise,
- return the translated message. Overridden in derived classes.
+ .. method:: lngettext(singular, plural, n)
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ngettext` to the
+ fallback. Otherwise, return the translated message. Overridden in derived
+ classes.
-.. method:: NullTranslations.lngettext(singular, plural, n)
+ .. method:: ungettext(singular, plural, n)
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ngettext` to the fallback. Otherwise,
- return the translated message. Overridden in derived classes.
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ungettext` to the fallback.
+ Otherwise, return the translated message as a string. Overridden in
+ derived classes.
+ .. method:: info()
-.. method:: NullTranslations.ungettext(singular, plural, n)
+ Return the "protected" :attr:`_info` variable.
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ungettext` to the fallback.
- Otherwise, return the translated message as a string. Overridden in
- derived classes.
+ .. method:: charset()
-.. method:: NullTranslations.info()
+ Return the "protected" :attr:`_charset` variable.
- Return the "protected" :attr:`_info` variable.
+ .. method:: output_charset()
-.. method:: NullTranslations.charset()
+ Return the "protected" :attr:`_output_charset` variable, which defines the
+ encoding used to return translated messages.
- Return the "protected" :attr:`_charset` variable.
+ .. method:: set_output_charset(charset)
-.. method:: NullTranslations.output_charset()
+ Change the "protected" :attr:`_output_charset` variable, which defines the
+ encoding used to return translated messages.
- Return the "protected" :attr:`_output_charset` variable, which defines the
- encoding used to return translated messages.
+ .. method:: install([unicode [, names]])
-.. method:: NullTranslations.set_output_charset(charset)
+ If the *unicode* flag is false, this method installs :meth:`self.gettext`
+ into the built-in namespace, binding it to ``_``. If *unicode* is true,
+ it binds :meth:`self.ugettext` instead. By default, *unicode* is false.
- Change the "protected" :attr:`_output_charset` variable, which defines the
- encoding used to return translated messages.
+ If the *names* parameter is given, it must be a sequence containing the
+ names of functions you want to install in the builtin namespace in
+ addition to :func:`_`. Supported names are ``'gettext'`` (bound to
+ :meth:`self.gettext` or :meth:`self.ugettext` according to the *unicode*
+ flag), ``'ngettext'`` (bound to :meth:`self.ngettext` or
+ :meth:`self.ungettext` according to the *unicode* flag), ``'lgettext'``
+ and ``'lngettext'``.
+ Note that this is only one way, albeit the most convenient way, to make
+ the :func:`_` function available to your application. Because it affects
+ the entire application globally, and specifically the built-in namespace,
+ localized modules should never install :func:`_`. Instead, they should use
+ this code to make :func:`_` available to their module::
-.. method:: NullTranslations.install([unicode [, names]])
+ import gettext
+ t = gettext.translation('mymodule', ...)
+ _ = t.gettext
- If the *unicode* flag is false, this method installs :meth:`self.gettext` into
- the built-in namespace, binding it to ``_``. If *unicode* is true, it binds
- :meth:`self.ugettext` instead. By default, *unicode* is false.
-
- If the *names* parameter is given, it must be a sequence containing the names of
- functions you want to install in the builtin namespace in addition to :func:`_`.
- Supported names are ``'gettext'`` (bound to :meth:`self.gettext` or
- :meth:`self.ugettext` according to the *unicode* flag), ``'ngettext'`` (bound to
- :meth:`self.ngettext` or :meth:`self.ungettext` according to the *unicode*
- flag), ``'lgettext'`` and ``'lngettext'``.
-
- Note that this is only one way, albeit the most convenient way, to make the
- :func:`_` function available to your application. Because it affects the entire
- application globally, and specifically the built-in namespace, localized modules
- should never install :func:`_`. Instead, they should use this code to make
- :func:`_` available to their module::
-
- import gettext
- t = gettext.translation('mymodule', ...)
- _ = t.gettext
-
- This puts :func:`_` only in the module's global namespace and so only affects
- calls within this module.
+ This puts :func:`_` only in the module's global namespace and so only
+ affects calls within this module.
The :class:`GNUTranslations` class