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