1 2 .. _i18n: 3 4 ******************** 5 Internationalization 6 ******************** 7 8 The modules described in this chapter help you write software that is 9 independent of language and locale by providing mechanisms for selecting a 10 language to be used in program messages or by tailoring output to match local 11 conventions. 12 13 The list of modules described in this chapter is: 14 15 16 .. toctree:: 17 18 gettext.rst 19 locale.rst 20