django-translations 1.0.0.dev3

A Django app which provides support for model translation.

Translations app provides an easy and efficient way of translating model contents.

Requirements

• Python (>=3.5)

• Django (1.11, >=2.0)

Installation

1. Install Translations using PIP (use --pre, still in development):

   $ pip install --pre django-translations

2. Add 'translations' to INSTALLED_APPS in the settings of your Django project:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'translations',
       ...
   ]

3. Run migrate:

   $ python manage.py migrate

Usage

Model

Inherit Translatable in any model you want translated.

No migrations needed afterwards! That’s it!

from translations.models import Translatable

class Question(Translatable):
    ...

class Choice(Translatable):
    ...

Query

You can use the extended ORM querysets:

>>> q = Question.objects.create(
...     question_text="What's up?",
...     category='usuals',
... )
<Question: What's up?>
>>> q.question_text = 'Quoi de neuf?'
>>> q.category = 'habituels'
>>> q.update_translations(lang='fr')
>>> q.apply_translations(lang='en')
<Question: What's up?>
>>> q.apply_translations(lang='fr')
<Question: Quoi de neuf?>

Admin

You can also use the admin extensions:

from django.contrib import admin
from translations.admin import TranslatableAdmin, TranslationInline

from .models import Question

class QuestionAdmin(TranslatableAdmin):
    inlines = [TranslationInline,]

admin.site.register(Question, QuestionAdmin)

Documentation

For more interesting capabilities browse through the documentation.