python's gettext.gettext broken, use gettext.lgettext

[Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>]

Hi,

While I was hacking at debconf, I noticed that 
python's gettext function returns strings encoded in the 
original encoding; which will appear as garbage on 
the screen.

With python2.4, lgettext is added, which seems to do
the right thing and return the string encoded in the 
current CODESET.

#318578 (linda), #318581 (apt-listchanges) is a workaround
 for 2.3, which looks slightly large, but workable.


+    gettext_encoding=locale.getpreferredencoding()
+    my_ugettext = gettext.translation('apt-listchanges').ugettext
+    def lgettext(msgid):
+        return my_ugettext(msgid).encode(gettext_encoding)
+    _ = lgettext



Correct me if I'm missing something, since python is not 
my best language.


regards,
	junichi

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