Django 1.5.5 displays original (en) strings always (does not translate)

Question

I\'m trying to implement simple Django 1.5.5 string translation in templates.

I have:

1. USE_I18N = True in settings.py

Answer 1

Answer (updated from comment):

It seems like a path issue (or else you'd see some error).

Try doing something like this in your settings:

import os
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)) 

LOCALE_PATHS = ( os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, '../locale'), ) 
print LOCALE_PATHS

to be totally sure that you've the correct path.

Also don't forget that you need to have the path locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/ that will contain your django.mo (and po) file.