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6.28 <tt class=
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The
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localization (L10N) services for your Python modules and applications.
It supports both the GNU
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higher level, class-based API that may be more appropriate for Python
files. The interface described below allows you to write your
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<LI><A href=
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<LI><A href=
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<LI><A href=
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<LI><A href=
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