i18n a Python app

[Donn Ingle]

Hi,
 I have been going spare looking for a tutorial or howto from my pov as a
total beginner to i18n.
 I understand that one must use gettext, but there seems to be no good info
about *how* one uses it.
 What command line utilities does one use to:
1. make a .pot file
2. make a .mo file
 Are there specific Python aspects to the above, or is it all pure Gnu
gettext?

 The docs are not a tutorial and simply list bare functions which does not
provide any insight. I was hoping there'd be some good links or experience
on the list.

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