Odoo i18n Skill

Provides deep expertise in Odoo internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) across Odoo 14-19.

Critical Translation Rules

1. NEVER use f-strings inside _() -- use % formatting: _('Record %s') % name
2. NEVER concatenate strings inside _() -- give the translator the full sentence
3. Use _lt() for class-level strings (selection values, class attributes)
4. NEVER wrap string= field attributes in _() -- they are auto-translated by Odoo
5. Save .po files as UTF-8 without BOM
6. Arabic .po files must have nplurals=6 in Plural-Forms header
7. Always update the module after editing .po files: -u module --stop-after-init

Workflow 1: Extract Translatable Strings

Scans an Odoo module for all translatable strings and generates .pot (template) and .po (language) files.