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# pywws.Localisation

Localisation.py - provide translations of strings into local language

    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

## 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 How to use pywws in another language for detailed instructions.

Functions

`SetApplicationLanguage`(params) | Set the locale and translation for a pywws program.
`SetLocale`(lang) | Set the ‘locale’ used by a program.
`SetTranslation`(lang) | Set the translation used by (some) pywws modules.
`main`([argv]) |

`pywws.Localisation.``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`.

  Parameters: | lang (string) – language code.
  Returns: | success status.
  Return type: | bool

`pywws.Localisation.``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.

  Parameters: | lang (string) – language code.
  Returns: | success status.
  Return type: | bool

`pywws.Localisation.``SetApplicationLanguage`(params)

  Set the locale and translation for a pywws program.

  This function reads the language from the configuration file, then calls `SetLocale()` and `SetTranslation()`.

  Parameters: | params (object) – a `pywws.DataStore.params` object.

`pywws.Localisation.``main`(argv=None)

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