django-translations 1.0.0rc3

An easy, efficient and modular way of translating django models.

Translations app provides an easy, efficient and modular way of translating Django models.

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

4. Make sure django internationalization settings are set correctly:

   USE_I18N = True          # use internationalization
   USE_L10N = True          # use localization
   
   MIDDLEWARE += [          # locale middleware
       'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
   ]
   
   LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'  # fallback language
   LANGUAGES = (            # supported languages
       ('en', 'English'),
       ('de', 'German'),
   )

Basic Usage

Model

Inherit Translatable in any model you want translated:

from translations.models import Translatable

class Continent(Translatable):
    code = models.Charfield(...)
    name = models.Charfield(...)
    denonym = models.Charfield(...)

    class TranslatableMeta:
        fields = ['name', 'denonym']

That’s it! NO MIGRATIONS needed afterwards.

Admin

Use the admin extensions:

from translations.admin import TranslatableAdmin, TranslationInline

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

This provides specialized translation inlines for the model.

Query

Use the context:

>>> from translations.context import Context
>>> # 1. query the database like before
>>> continents = Continent.objects.all()
>>> # 2. work with the translated objects
>>> with Context(continents, 'countries', 'countries__cities',) as context:
...     # -------------------------------- read the context in German
...     context.read('de')
...     print(continents[0].name)
...     print(continents[0].countries.all()[0].name)
...     # -------------------------------- update the context in German
...     continents[0].name = 'Europa (changed)'
...     continents[0].countries.all()[0].name = 'Deutschland (changed)'
...     context.update('de')
...     # -------------------------------- and more capabilties
...     context.reset()
...     print(continents[0].name)
...     print(continents[0].countries.all()[0].name)
Europa
Deutschland
Europe
Germany

This does only ONE QUERY to translate any object (instance, queryset, list) plus all its relations.

Documentation

For more interesting capabilities browse through the documentation.