[Python-Dev] Is pygettext.py deprecated? (original) (raw)
martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Nov 12 05:05:48 CET 2013
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Quoting "A.M. Kuchling" <amk at amk.ca>:
GNU xgettext didn't understand any languages other than C at one time, so pygettext.py was written to handle Python code but not C code.
That's not the only reason. Another two reasons are that a) it works on Windows (for xgettext, you'll have to install Cygwin, which some consider a bit heavy - if all you need is xgettext) b) it comes with Python (interesting on Unix systems that don't come with a pre-built xgettext; less relevant now as most Unix systems are Linux these days)
I see no real harm done by keeping (and possibly fixing) pygettext. I also see little harm in removing it, although I guess that some people might still rely on it.
Regards, Martin
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