Workaround for the inability of TranslationString to combine multiple TranslationStrings

gistfile1.py

from pyramid.i18n import TranslationStringFactory
_ = TranslationStringFactory('yeepa')

def _get_localizer():
    from pyramid.i18n import get_localizer, make_localizer
    from pyramid.threadlocal import get_current_request
    if get_current_request():
        # pyramid context
        return get_localizer(get_current_request())
    else:
        # most likely tornado context, may also be cron or whatever
        from yeepa.gameserver.application import configuration
        # relying on the fact that this is memoized and initialized correctly from the first call.
        config = configuration()
        locale_name = config.get('app:yeepa_backend', 'pyramid.default_locale_name')
        import pkg_resources
        translation_dir = pkg_resources.resource_filename('yeepa', 'locale')
        return make_localizer(locale_name, [translation_dir])
    
def translate_immediately(a_string):
    localizer = _get_localizer()
    return localizer.translate(_(a_string))