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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/optparse.py b/Lib/optparse.py
index cbd019afb7..b09a13cd34 100644
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@@ -86,10 +86,16 @@ def _repr(self):
# Id: errors.py 509 2006-04-20 00:58:24Z gward
try:
- from gettext import gettext
+ from gettext import gettext, ngettext
except ImportError:
def gettext(message):
return message
+
+ def ngettext(singular, plural, n):
+ if n == 1:
+ return singular
+ return plural
+
_ = gettext
@@ -1483,11 +1489,10 @@ class OptionParser (OptionContainer):
if option.takes_value():
nargs = option.nargs
if len(rargs) < nargs:
- if nargs == 1:
- self.error(_("%s option requires an argument") % opt)
- else:
- self.error(_("%s option requires %d arguments")
- % (opt, nargs))
+ self.error(ngettext(
+ "%(option)s option requires %(number)d argument",
+ "%(option)s option requires %(number)d arguments",
+ nargs) % {"option": opt, "number": nargs})
elif nargs == 1:
value = rargs.pop(0)
else:
@@ -1522,11 +1527,10 @@ class OptionParser (OptionContainer):
nargs = option.nargs
if len(rargs) < nargs:
- if nargs == 1:
- self.error(_("%s option requires an argument") % opt)
- else:
- self.error(_("%s option requires %d arguments")
- % (opt, nargs))
+ self.error(ngettext(
+ "%(option)s option requires %(number)d argument",
+ "%(option)s option requires %(number)d arguments",
+ nargs) % {"option": opt, "number": nargs})
elif nargs == 1:
value = rargs.pop(0)
else: