pylupdate51

Create or update qt linguist translation files for pyqt5 applications

Usage

pylupdate5 [OPTION] ... PROJECT-FILE

pylupdate5 [OPTION] ... SOURCE ... -ts TRANSLATION-FILE ...

Overview

pylupdate5 reads a qmake project file (.pro), finds the translatable strings in the specified sources and updates the translation files (.ts files) specified in it. The translation files are given to the translator who can use Qt Linguist to read the files and insert the translations.
The .ts file format is a simple human-readable XML format that can be used with version control systems if required.

Options

-help: Show a summary of the options.

-version: Display the version of pylupdate5 and exit.

-verbose: Explain what is being done.

-noobsolete: Drop all obsolete strings.

-tr-function name: Specify name of function that should be used instead of tr().

-translate-function name: Specify name of function that should be used instead of translate().

History

Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 9 (Stretch): the text shown here
Debian 8 (Jessie)

-tr-function since Debian 9 (Stretch); -translate-function since Debian 9 (Stretch).