[Python-ideas] Non-English names in the turtle module.

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Chris Angelico writes:

 > +1. These modules could simply import a boatload of stuff from
 > "turtle" under new names, which would make them fairly slim. Question:
 > Should they start with "from turtle import *" so the English names are
 > always available? It'd ensure that untranslated names don't get missed
 > out, but it might be confusing.

That would be pretty horrible, and contrary to the point of allowing
the new user to learn algorithmic thinking in a small world using
intuitively named commands.

I would think the sensible thing to do is to is invite participation
from traditional translation volunteers with something like

  import turtle
  from i18n import _
  _translations = { 'turtle' : _('turtle'), ... }
  for name in dir(turtle):
    if name in _translations:
      eval("from turtle import {} as {}".format(name, _translations[name]))
    elif english_fallbacks_please:
      eval("from turtle import {}".format(name))