Translation of the Python Documentation — pa-IN

Punjabi (India) translation of the Python documentation.

This project aims to translate Python's official documentation into Punjabi (Gurmukhi) and make Python learning resources more accessible to Punjabi-speaking developers, students, and educators.

🚧 Work in Progress

Current focus: completing tutorial/classes.po and preparing completed translations for Transifex upload.

Completed tutorial strings: 859

• ✅ STYLE_GUIDE.md
• ✅ GLOSSARY.md
• ✅ CONTRIBUTING.md
• ✅ GitHub Actions validation workflow
• ✅ Repository structure aligned with Python documentation translation recommendations

• Translate Python documentation into Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
• Maintain terminology consistency through a shared glossary
• Follow Python documentation translation guidelines
• Ensure translation quality through automated validation
• Build a contributor community around Punjabi translations
• Contribute to the Python documentation translation ecosystem

python-docs-pa-in/
├── README.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── GLOSSARY.md
├── STYLE_GUIDE.md
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/
│       └── validate.yml
├── tutorial/
│   ├── appetite.po
│   ├── classes.po
│   ├── controlflow.po
│   ├── datastructures.po
│   ├── errors.po
│   ├── inputoutput.po
│   ├── interpreter.po
│   ├── introduction.po
│   └── modules.po
├── library/
├── reference/
├── using/
└── whatsnew/

1. Translate .po files.
2. Validate translations:

msgfmt --check tutorial/FILENAME.po

3. Review terminology against GLOSSARY.md.
4. Follow rules in STYLE_GUIDE.md.
5. Ensure RST roles, directives, and code blocks remain unchanged.
6. Commit and push changes.
7. Verify GitHub Actions passes successfully.

Python Documentation Translation Guide:

https://devguide.python.org/documentation/translations/

Python Documentation Project:

https://docs.python.org/

Documentation translations are contributed under the CC0 license.