Gettext MO — French
Compiled gettext MO binary for French — pair with the matching PO for loader tests.
| field | value |
|---|---|
| format | gettext MO |
| locale | fr |
| messages | 7 |
Specifications
- Locale
- fr
- Format
- gettext MO (compiled)
- Messages
- 7
What is a .mo file?
A MO file (.mo, Machine Object) is the compiled binary form of a gettext PO catalog used at runtime by gettext libraries. It stores msgid/msgstr pairs in a compact hashed table for fast lookup.
How to use this file
Use an example .mo file to test gettext runtime loaders, MO parsers, and PO↔MO conversion tooling.
How to use this file for testing
“Gettext MO — French” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Internationalization. Parallel text and accented, multi-script content — for testing translation pipelines, Unicode handling, and localization tooling.
Documented properties for this file: 7 messages · gettext MO (compiled). Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
Translation-catalog fixtures carry the same message set across formats, each with its native placeholder syntax. Test your i18n loader, catalog converter, or translation-memory tool, and use the RTL and CJK variants to check bidirectional text and Unicode handling.
Load the catalog with your i18n framework and verify placeholder interpolation and plural handling; the RTL and CJK variants exercise bidirectional text and font fallback.
Code examples
import gettext
with open("app_fr.mo", "rb") as f:
cat = gettext.GNUTranslations(f)
print(cat.gettext("Hello")) # .mo is the compiled catalogRelated files
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- poGettext PO — KoreanA Korean (ko) gettext PO catalog with seven UI strings — for i18n toolchain tests.
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