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+# portage_localization.py -- Code to manage/help portage localization.
+# Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+
+# We define this to make the transition easier for us.
+def _(mystr):
+	return mystr
+
+
+def localization_example():
+	# Dict references allow translators to rearrange word order.
+	print _("You can use this string for translating.")
+	print _("Strings can be formatted with %(mystr)s like this.") % {"mystr": "VALUES"}
+
+	a_value = "value.of.a"
+	b_value = 123
+	c_value = [1,2,3,4]
+	print _("A: %(a)s -- B: %(b)s -- C: %(c)s") % {"a":a_value,"b":b_value,"c":c_value}
+