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“gettext()” vs “gettext_lazy()” in Django

gettext() vs. gettext_lazy() In definitions like forms or models you should use gettext_lazy because the code of this definitions is only executed once (mostly on django’s startup); gettext_lazy translates the strings in a lazy fashion, which means, eg. every time you access the name of an attribute on a model the string will be newly … Read more

What’s the correct way to set up Django translation?

Add LOCALE_PATHS to settings.py and set it as below: import os BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)) LOCALE_PATHS = ( os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ‘locale’), ) Note that LOCALE_PATHS must be a tuple (look at the comma at the end of the path). Now based on LOCALE_PATHS, the locale folder should be in the root of your project. And be sure … Read more