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table of built-in modules in the \file{config.c} file, and make sure table of built-in modules in the \file{config.c} file, and make sure
that the \module{_locale} module is not accessible as a shared library. that the \module{_locale} module is not accessible as a shared library.
\subsection{Access to message catalogs}
\subsection{Access to message catalogs \label{locale-gettext}}
The locale module exposes the C library's gettext interface on systems The locale module exposes the C library's gettext interface on systems
that provide this interface. It consists of the functions that provide this interface. It consists of the functions
\function{gettext}, \function{dgettext}, \function{dcgettext}, \function{gettext()}, \function{dgettext()}, \function{dcgettext()},
\function{textdomain}, and \function{bindtextdomain}. These are \function{textdomain()}, and \function{bindtextdomain()}. These are
similar to the same functions in the \module{gettext} module, but use similar to the same functions in the \refmodule{gettext} module, but use
the C library's binary format for message catalogs, and the C the C library's binary format for message catalogs, and the C
library's search algorithms for locating message catalogs. library's search algorithms for locating message catalogs.
Python applications should normally find no need to invoke these Python applications should normally find no need to invoke these
functions, and should use \module{gettext} instead. A known exception functions, and should use \refmodule{gettext} instead. A known
to this rule are applications that link use additional C libraries exception to this rule are applications that link use additional C
which internally invoke \function{gettext} or \function{dgettext}. For libraries which internally invoke \cfunction{gettext()} or
these applications, it may be necessary to bind the text domain, so \function{cdgettext()}. For these applications, it may be necessary to
that the libraries can properly locate their message catalogs. bind the text domain, so that the libraries can properly locate their
message catalogs.