#21650: Usage example in i18n docs is bad advice for plurals
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Reporter: nedbatchelder | Owner: nobody
Type: Cleanup/optimization | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: 1.6
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by nedbatchelder):
My one counter to that might be: Change this example to an explanation of
why it isn't a good idea:
{{{
Note that pluralization is complicated, and works differently in other
languages.
Comparing count to 1 isn't always the correct rule. This code looks
sophisticated,
but will produce the wrong results for other languages:
....
Don't try to implement your own singular-or-plural logic, it won't be
correct.
}}}
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