l10n-conv 1.0.0

Universal localization file converter, validator, and compiler — lupdate + lrelease for all l10n formats

l10n-conv

Universal localization file converter, validator, and compiler — lupdate + lrelease for all l10n formats.

Installation

pip install l10n-conv

Supported Formats

Format	Extensions	Read	Write
Gettext PO/POT	.po, .pot	✓	✓
Gettext MO	.mo	✓	✓
Qt TS	.ts	✓	✓
XLIFF 1.2/2.0	.xlf, .xliff	✓	✓
Java Properties	.properties	✓	✓
Android XML	.xml	✓	✓
iOS Strings	.strings	✓	✓
JSON (i18next/flat)	.json	✓	✓
YAML (Rails i18n)	.yml, .yaml	✓	✓
CSV/TSV	.csv, .tsv	✓	✓
TMX	.tmx	✓	✓
TBX	.tbx	✓	✓
PHP arrays	.php	✓	✓
ARB (Flutter)	.arb	✓	✓
Fluent	.ftl	✓	✓
Windows RESX	.resx	✓	✓

Usage

Convert between formats

# PO → JSON
l10n-conv convert messages.po --to json -o messages.json

# XLIFF → Android XML
l10n-conv convert translations.xlf --to android-xml -o strings.xml

# Auto-detect output format from extension
l10n-conv convert messages.po -o translations.xlf

Compile

# PO → MO (like msgfmt)
l10n-conv compile messages.po -o messages.mo

Extract strings from source code

# Extract from Python/JS/C/QML source
l10n-conv extract src/ -o messages.po

Validate

# Check for issues
l10n-conv check messages.po

Statistics

l10n-conv stats messages.po

Merge

# Merge translations (like msgmerge)
l10n-conv merge base.po updates.po -o merged.po

Diff

l10n-conv diff old.po new.po

Initialize new language

l10n-conv init template.pot -l sv -o sv.po

Batch processing

# Convert all files in a directory
l10n-conv convert locale/ --to json -o output/ --batch

Options

• --dry-run — Preview without writing
• -v/--verbose — Detailed output
• --batch — Process directories recursively
• Pipe support: use - for stdin/stdout

Exit Codes

• 0 — Success
• 1 — Error
• 2 — Warnings

License

GPL-3.0-or-later — Daniel Nylander [e-mail]