[Python-Dev] Translating docs (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Mon Feb 27 23:46:32 CET 2006

Facundo Batista wrote:

After a small talk with Raymond, yesterday in the breakfast, I proposed in PyAr the idea of start to translate the Library Reference.

You'll agree with me that this is a BIG effort. But not only big, it's dynamic! So, we decided that we need a system that provide us the management of the translations. And it'd be a good idea the system to be available for translations in other languages. One of the guys proposed to use Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/). The question is, it's ok to use a third party system for this initiative? Or you (we) prefer to host it in-house? Someone alredy thought of this?

localized editions (with editing support) is definitely within the scope for a more dynamic library reference platform [1].

with a more granular structure, you can easily track changes on a method/function level, and dynamically generate pages that suits the reader ("official english for version X.Y", "experimental norwegian", "mixed latest english/german", etc).

(but until we get there (if ever), I see no reason not to use an existing infrastructure, of course).

  1. http://effbot.org/zone/pyref.htm

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