[Django] #24517: makemessages doesn't recognize aliased gettext functions

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#24517: makemessages doesn't recognize aliased gettext functions
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Reporter: Mezgrman | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: | Version: 1.7
Internationalization | Keywords: makemessages, i18n,
Severity: Normal | translation, l10n
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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When running `manage.py makemessages`, translation functions like
`ugettext_lazy` are ignored when they are imported with a name other than
their original name or `_`.

This will work as expected:
{{{
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
my_string = ugettext_lazy("This will be recognized.")
}}}

This will also work:
{{{
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
my_string = _("This will also be recognized.")
}}}

But this will not:
{{{
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as lazy_
my_string = lazy_("This will not be recognized.")
}}}

This wouldn't be too much of a problem in many cases, but if you need to
use more than one translation function in your code, this WILL be a
problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/24517>
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#24517: makemessages doesn't recognize aliased gettext functions
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Reporter: Mezgrman | Owner: nobody

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by claudep):

* status: new => closed
* needs_better_patch: => 0
* resolution: => worksforme
* needs_tests: => 0
* needs_docs: => 0

Comment:

That's the expected behavior. If you need several translation functions,
use their full name in the code. And in the case you'd *really* need
another function name, you have the possibility of creating a custom
makemessages command and override the `xgettext_options` class attribute
(new in 1.7) to include some more `--keyword` xgettext options.