gramps/src/TransUtils.py

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# $Id:TransUtils.py 9912 2008-01-22 09:17:46Z acraphae $

"""
Provide translation assistance
"""

from gettext import gettext

def sgettext(msgid, sep='|'):
    """
    Strip the context used for resolving translation ambiguities.
    
    The translation of msgid is returned unless the translation is
    not available and the msgid contains the separator. In that case,
    the returned value is the portion of msgid following the last
    separator. Default separator is '|'.

    @param msgid: The string to translated.
    @type msgid: unicode
    @param sep: The separator marking the context.
    @type sep: unicode
    @return: Translation or the original with context stripped.
    @rtype: unicode

    """
    msgval = gettext(msgid)
    if msgval == msgid:
        sep_idx = msgid.rfind(sep)
        msgval = msgid[sep_idx+1:]
    return msgval