Dennis v0.6 released! Line numbers, double vowels, better cli-fu, and better output!

Published: , Will Kahn-Greene | share this (mastodon)
Note: This is an old post in a blog with a lot of posts over a long span of time. The world has changed, technologies have changed, and I've changed. It's likely this is out of date, the code doesn't work, the ideas haven't aged well, or the ideas were terrible to begin with. Let me know if you think this is something that needs updating.

What is it?

Dennis is a Python command line utility (and library) for working with localization. It includes:

  • a linter for finding problems in strings in .po files like invalid Python variable syntax which leads to exceptions

  • a template linter for finding problems in strings in .pot files that make translator's lives difficult

  • a statuser for seeing the high-level translation/error status of your .po files

  • a translator for strings in your .po files to make development easier

v0.6 released!

Since v0.5, I've done the following:

  • Rewrote the command line handling using click and added an exception handler.

  • Merged the lint and linttemplate commands. Why should you care which file you're linting when the linter can figure it out for you?

  • Added the whimsical double vowel transform.

  • Added line numbers in the lint output. This will make it possible to find those pesky problematic strings in your .po/.pot files.

  • Add a line reporter to the linter.

Getting pretty close to what I want for a 1.0, so I'm pretty excited about this version.

Denise update

I've updated Denise with the latest Dennis and moved it to a better url. Lint your .po/.pot files via web service using http://denise.paas.allizom.org/.

Where to go for more

For more specifics on this release, see here: http://dennis.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.html#version-0-6-december-16th-2014

Documentation and quickstart here: http://dennis.readthedocs.org/en/v0.6/

Source code and issue tracker here: https://github.com/willkg/dennis

Source code and issue tracker for Denise (Dennis-as-a-service): https://github.com/willkg/denise

6 out of 8 employees said Dennis helps them complete 1.5 more deliverables per quarter.

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