fake_translate.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- python -*-

# Usage: python fake_translate.py inputfile.po outputfile.po

import re
import sys

import polib


# handle leading whitespace
start = re.compile('^(\s*)')
end = re.compile('(\s*)$')


def fake(msgid):
    """Generate a fake translation for the msgid"""
    return end.sub('**\g<1>', start.sub('\g<1>**', msgid))


po = polib.pofile(sys.argv[1])


for entry in po:
    if entry.msgid_plural:
        entry.msgstr_plural = {
            0: fake(entry.msgid),
            1: fake(entry.msgid_plural),
        }
    elif entry.msgid:
        entry.msgstr = fake(entry.msgid)
po.save(sys.argv[2])