google_api_translate.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from apiclient.discovery import build
from django.conf import settings


def translate(word, from_l, to_l):
    if isinstance(word, unicode) is False:
        word = unicode(word, 'utf-8')
    service = build(
        'translate',
        'v2',
        developerKey=settings.GOOGLE_API_KEY)
    return service.translations().list(
        source=from_l,
        target=to_l,
        q=[word]
    ).execute()['translations'][0]['translatedText']