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 # Translation files for WPIA motion tool
 
+Add the needed translation files here.
+
 The software is translated via Transifex: https://www.transifex.com/wpia/motion/.
 
 The current files are also available in the motion-translations repository on our gitlab system https://git.ccs-baumann.de/wpia/motion-translations.
+
+To extract the translation files use:
+
+```
+pybabel extract -F ./translations/babel.cfg -k _l -o ./translations/messages.pot --input-dirs=.
+```
+
+To create a language file use e.g. de
+
+```
+pybabel init -i ./translations/messages.pot -d translations -l de
+```
+
+The translation files are maintained in a repo and translated on Transifex [https://www.transifex.com/wpia/landingpage-1/dashboard/](https://www.transifex.com/wpia/landingpage-1/dashboard/).
+
+The translation file are stored in this files structure translations/XX/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po with XX as language code.
+
+To compile the translated text from *.po to *.mo use:
+
+```
+pybabel compile -f -d translations
+```