translationdir

Add a gettext translation directory to the current configuration for use in localization of text.

Attributes

dir

The path to the translation directory. This path may either be 1) absolute (e.g. /foo/bar/baz) 2) Python-package-relative (e.g. packagename:foo/bar/baz) or 3) relative to the package directory in which the ZCML file which contains the directive (e.g. foo/bar/baz).

Example 1

1<!-- relative to configure.zcml file -->
2
3<translationdir
4  dir="locale"
5  />

Example 2

1<!-- relative to another package -->
2
3<translationdir
4  dir="another.package:locale"
5  />

Example 3

1<!-- an absolute directory name -->
2
3<translationdir
4  dir="/usr/share/locale"
5  />

Alternatives

Use pyramid.config.Configurator.add_translation_dirs() method instance during initial application setup.

See Also

See also Activating Translation.