#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# pywws - Python software for USB Wireless Weather Stations
# http://github.com/jim-easterbrook/pywws
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"""Localisation.py - provide translations of strings into local
language
::
%s
Introduction
------------
Some of the pywws modules, such as WindRose.py, can automatically use
your local language for such things as wind directions. The
Localisation.py module, mostly copied from examples in the Python
documentation, enables this.
Localisation of pywws is done in two parts - translating strings such
as 'rising very rapidly', and changing the 'locale' which controls
things like month names and number representation (e.g. '23,2' instead
of '23.2'). On some computers it may not be possible to set the
locale, but translated strings can still be used.
Using a different language
--------------------------
The language used by pywws is set in the ``[config]`` section of the
``weather.ini`` file. This can be a two-letter language code, such as
``en`` (English), or can specify a national variant, such as ``fr_CA``
(Canadian French). It could also include a character set, for example
``de_DE.UTF-8``.
The choice of language is very system dependant, so Localisation.py
can be run as a standalone program to test language codes. A good
starting point might be your system's ``LANG`` environment variable,
for example::
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$ echo $LANG
en_GB.UTF-8
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$ python -m pywws.Localisation -t en_GB.UTF-8
Locale changed from (None, None) to ('en_GB', 'UTF8')
Translation set OK
Locale
decimal point: 23.2
date & time: Friday, 14 October (14/10/11 13:02:00)
Translations
'NNW' => 'NNW'
'rising very rapidly' => 'rising very rapidly'
'Rain at times, very unsettled' => 'Rain at times, very unsettled'
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$
In most cases no more than a two-letter code is required::
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$ python -m pywws.Localisation -t fr
Locale changed from (None, None) to ('fr_FR', 'UTF8')
Translation set OK
Locale
decimal point: 23,2
date & time: vendredi, 14 octobre (14/10/2011 13:04:44)
Translations
'NNW' => 'NNO'
'rising very rapidly' => 'en hausse très rapide'
'Rain at times, very unsettled' => 'Quelques précipitations, très perturbé'
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$
If you try an unsupported language, pywws falls back to English::
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$ python -m pywws.Localisation -t ja
Failed to set locale: ja
No translation file found for: ja
Locale
decimal point: 23.2
date & time: Friday, 14 October (10/14/11 13:08:49)
Translations
'NNW' => 'NNW'
'rising very rapidly' => 'rising very rapidly'
'Rain at times, very unsettled' => 'Rain at times, very unsettled'
jim@brains:~/Documents/weather/pywws/code$
Once you've found a suitable language code that works, you can
configure pywws to use it by editing your ``weather.ini`` file::
[config]
language = fr
Creating a new translation
--------------------------
If there is no translation file for your preferred language then you
need to create one. See :doc:`../guides/language` for detailed
instructions.
"""
__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
__usage__ = """
usage: python -m pywws.Localisation [options]
options are:
-h or --help display this help
-t code or --test code test use of a language code
"""
__doc__ %= __usage__
__usage__ = __doc__.split('\n')[0] + __usage__
import getopt
import gettext
import locale
import os
import sys
import time
# set translation to be used if SetTranslation is not called
translation = gettext.NullTranslations()
# Python 3 translations don't have a ugettext method
if not hasattr(translation, 'ugettext'):
translation.ugettext = translation.gettext
[docs]def SetLocale(lang):
"""Set the 'locale' used by a program.
This affects the entire application, changing the way dates,
currencies and numbers are represented. It should not be called
from a library routine that may be used in another program.
The ``lang`` parameter can be any string that is recognised by
``locale.setlocale()``, for example ``en``, ``en_GB`` or ``en_GB.UTF-8``.
:param lang: language code.
:type lang: string
:return: success status.
:rtype: bool
"""
# get the default locale
lc, encoding = locale.getdefaultlocale()
try:
if '.' in lang:
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, lang)
else:
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, (lang, encoding))
except locale.Error:
return False
return True
[docs]def SetTranslation(lang):
"""Set the translation used by (some) pywws modules.
This sets the translation object ``Localisation.translation`` to
use a particular language.
The ``lang`` parameter can be any string of the form ``en``,
``en_GB`` or ``en_GB.UTF-8``. Anything after a ``.`` character is
ignored. In the case of a string such as ``en_GB``, the routine
will search for an ``en_GB`` language file before searching for an
``en`` one.
:param lang: language code.
:type lang: string
:return: success status.
:rtype: bool
"""
global translation
# make list of possible languages, in order of preference
langs = list()
if lang:
if '.' in lang:
lang = lang.split('.')[0]
langs += [lang, lang[:2]]
# get translation object
path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'lang')
codeset = locale.getpreferredencoding()
if codeset == 'ASCII':
codeset = 'UTF-8'
try:
translation = gettext.translation(
'pywws', path, languages=langs, codeset=codeset)
# Python 3 translations don't have a ugettext method
if not hasattr(translation, 'ugettext'):
translation.ugettext = translation.gettext
except IOError:
return False
return True
[docs]def SetApplicationLanguage(params):
"""Set the locale and translation for a pywws program.
This function reads the language from the configuration file, then
calls :func:`SetLocale` and :func:`SetTranslation`.
:param params: a :class:`pywws.DataStore.params` object.
:type params: object
"""
lang = params.get('config', 'language', None)
if lang:
SetLocale(lang)
SetTranslation(lang)
[docs]def main(argv=None):
if argv is None:
argv = sys.argv
try:
opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], "ht:", ['help', 'test='])
except getopt.error, msg:
print >>sys.stderr, 'Error: %s\n' % msg
print >>sys.stderr, __usage__.strip()
return 1
# process options
code = None
for o, a in opts:
if o in ('-h', '--help'):
print __usage__.strip()
return 0
elif o in ('-t', '--test'):
code = a
# check arguments
if len(args) != 0:
print >>sys.stderr, 'Error: no arguments required\n'
print >>sys.stderr, __usage__.strip()
return 2
# test language code
if code:
old_locale = locale.getlocale()
if SetLocale(code):
new_locale = locale.getlocale()
print "Locale changed from", old_locale, "to", new_locale
else:
print "Failed to set locale:", code
if SetTranslation(code):
print "Translation set OK"
else:
print "No translation file found for:", code
# try a few locale / translation effects
print "Locale"
print " decimal point:", locale.format("%4.1f", 23.2)
print " date & time:", time.strftime("%A, %d %B (%x %X)")
print "Translations"
print " 'NNW' => '%s'" % (translation.lgettext('NNW'))
print " 'rising very rapidly' => '%s'" % (
translation.lgettext('rising very rapidly'))
print " 'Rain at times, very unsettled' => '%s'" % (
translation.lgettext('Rain at times, very unsettled'))
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())