i18n: more dynamic translations loading

mmaker · mmaker · commit b4c7a1763b9c · 2010-07-20T00:13:46.000+02:00
diff --git a/bpython/translations.py b/bpython/translations.py
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+import os.path
 import gettext
 
-translation = gettext.translation('bpython')
-_ = translation.ugettext
+try:
+    translation = gettext.translation('bpython')
+except IOError:
+    # try to load .mo files created with 'python setup.py build_translation'
+    # from the build/ directory
+    try:
+        translation = gettext.translation('bpython',
+                            os.path.join('build', 'share', 'locale'))
+    except IOError:
+        translation = None
+
+if translation is None:
+    def _(s):
+        return s
+else:
+    _ = translation.ugettext
