Find all strings in python code files

Question

I would like to list all strings within my large python project.

Imagine the different possibilities to create a string in python:

mystring = \"hello         


        

Answer 1

Gettext might help you. Put your strings in _(...) structures:

a = _('Test')
b = a
c = _('Another text')

Then run in the shell prompt:

pygettext test.py

You'll get a messages.pot file with the information you need:

# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
# Copyright (C) YEAR ORGANIZATION
# FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR.
#
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
"POT-Creation-Date: 2009-02-25 08:48+BRT\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n"
"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: ENCODING\n"
"Generated-By: pygettext.py 1.5\n"


#: teste.py:1
msgid "Test"
msgstr ""

#: teste.py:3
msgid "Another text"
msgstr ""