[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.1050,1.1051

Thu Jul 22 20:44:03 CEST 2004

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv3065/Misc
Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
This change implements the following gettext features, as 
discussed recently in python-dev: 
In _locale module: 
- bind_textdomain_codeset() binding 
In gettext module: 
- bind_textdomain_codeset() function 
- lgettext(), lngettext(), ldgettext(), ldngettext(), 
 which return translated strings encoded in 
 preferred system encoding, if 
 bind_textdomain_codeset() was not used. 
- Added equivalent functionality in translate()
 function and catalog classes. 
Every change was also documented.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	22 Jul 2004 00:54:37 -0000	1.1050
--- NEWS	22 Jul 2004 18:44:00 -0000	1.1051
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 Jython.
 
+ - Implemented bind_textdomain_codeset() in locale module.
+ 
 Extension modules
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 no longer returns spurious empty fields.
 
+ - Implemented bind_textdomain_codeset() in gettext module.
+ 
+ - Introduced in gettext module the l*gettext() family of functions,
+ which return translation strings encoded in the preferred encoding,
+ as informed by locale module's getpreferredencoding().
+ 
 
 Tools/Demos