.. _spkg_babel:

babel: Internationalization utilities for Python
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Description
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A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications.

Upstream Contact
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http://babel.pocoo.org/en/latest/

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    2.9.1

install-requires.txt::

    babel >=2.6.0


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install babel


macports:
install the following packages: py-babel

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install python3-Babel


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  python3-Babel


See https://repology.org/project/python:babel/versions


However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because using Python site-packages is not supported by the Sage distribution;
see :trac:`29023`