Python error codes and messages location

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 28 May 2013 05:17, "Vito De Tullio" <vito.detullio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I really hope really far... have you never tried to google a localized
>> error
>> message? :\
>
> Never. I don't even try.

Same happens when someone pastes an error onto a mailing list like
this. Unless there's some easily-identifiable token (maybe the
exception type doesn't get localized, though that has its own
consequences) by which everyone world-over can recognize the
exception, this would be a major nuisance. Also, once the interpreter
core and a few parts of the stdlib get localized, this would add a
barrier to entry for new modules... not sure this is a good thing.

Can we internationalize English instead of localizing Python?

Not-entirely-joking-ly yours,

ChrisA