[Python-Dev] Incomplete Internationalization in Argparse Module (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Sat Apr 9 11:16:41 EDT 2016

OK, so this should be taken to the bug tracker.

On Saturday, April 9, 2016, Grady Martin <sunnycemetery at gmail.com> wrote:

I agree. However, an incorrect choice for an argument with a choices parameter results in this string. > On 2016年04月08日 18時12分, Guido van Rossum wrote: >>>> That string looks like it is aimed at the developer, not the user of > the program, so it makes sense not to translate it. >>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 at 14:05 Grady Martin <sunnycemetery at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hello, all. I was wondering if the following string was left untouched >>> by >>> gettext for a purpose (from line 720 of argparse.py, in class >>> ArgumentError): >>>>>>> 'argument %(argumentname)s: %(message)s' >>>>>>> There may be other untranslatable strings in the argparse module, but I >>> have yet to encounter them in the wild. >>>>>>>>>>>> Probably so that anyone introspecting on the error message can count on >> somewhat of a consistent format (comes into play with doctest typically). >>>>> _________________________ >> Python-Dev mailing list >> Python-Dev at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev >> Unsubscribe: >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >>>>>>>>>>> -- > --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) >>

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