CODEWITHSUNDEEP
pythondjangotranslation
user1261774
user1261774

Reputation: 3695

django makemessages issue

I am running python 2.7 and django 1.8.11 on Windows 7.

After adding in the necessary translation string literals, I am trying to translate my site. I have followed the instructions as per the docs. This includes installing the GNU gettext utilities for windows 7 and the necessary locale folders/directories in the correct language code.

In the virtual environment & at the command prompt of the root directory of my project, I run:

django-admin makemessages -l de

I get the following error at the command prompt:

CommandError: Unable to find a locale path to store translations for file fabfile.py

In the root directory of my project, I have the following files, which is where the fabfile.py is located:

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I have tried (temporarily) removing the fabfile.py from the directory. When I tried this, the error message I received when running django-admin makemessages -l de is:

CommandError: Unable to find a locale path to store translations for file manage.py

It appears that the makemessages command is including all the .py and .txt files in the root directory. I am not sure if this is the correct procedure or not.

How do I not include the .py & .txt files in the root directory of my project when I run the makemessages command?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3224

Answers (2)

SuperJOE
SuperJOE

Reputation: 73

You must mkdir locale at folder of fabfile.py and manage.py.

Upvotes: 1

user1261774
user1261774

Reputation: 3695

I am not sure how or why, but when I tried this yesterday, it did not work, but now does work. Very frustrating.

I had to run the makemessages command one extra directory inside my project root directory.

I hope this helps someone out there.

Upvotes: 7

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