maxpeterson · February 1, 2019 11:38 · Feb 1, 2019
diff --git a/fake_translate.py b/fake_translate.py
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+#!/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])