python · sepehr-rs · Aug 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ build:
     - mkdir -p venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES
     - cp --parents *.po venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES/
     - find */ -name "*.po" -not -path "venv/*" | xargs -I{} cp --parents {} venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES/
-    - find venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES -name "*.po" | xargs python3 scripts/strip_fuzzy.py
-    - find venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES -name "*.po" | while read f; do python venv/cpython/Tools/i18n/msgfmt.py -o "${f%.po}.mo" "$f"; done
+    - find venv/cpython/Doc/locales/fa/LC_MESSAGES -name "*.po" | python3 scripts/compile_mo.py
     - python -m sphinx -T -j auto -b html
         -d $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/doctrees
         -D language=fa
@@ -21,4 +20,4 @@ build:
         -D gettext_allow_fuzzy_translations=1
         -D html_theme_options.is_rtl=1
         venv/cpython/Doc
-        $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
+        $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
diff --git a/scripts/compile_mo.py b/scripts/compile_mo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Strip stray '#, fuzzy' markers and compile .po files to .mo, in one pass.
+
+CPython's Tools/i18n/msgfmt.py treats a fuzzy flag on the file header as
+applying to every entry in the file, silently producing an empty .mo
+catalog. Since our translations are complete (not actually rough
+drafts), we strip the marker before compiling.
+
+Compilation calls msgfmt.make() directly instead of spawning a fresh
+Python interpreter per file, since interpreter startup is the dominant
+cost when compiling hundreds of small .po files.
+
+Reads paths from stdin (one per line, e.g. via `find ... | python3
+compile_mo.py`).
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+
+# venv/cpython/Tools/i18n/msgfmt.py, relative to repo root.
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join("venv", "cpython", "Tools", "i18n"))
+import msgfmt  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def strip_fuzzy(path: str) -> None:
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+
+    kept = [line for line in lines if not line.lstrip().startswith("#, fuzzy")]
+
+    if kept != lines:
+        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.writelines(kept)
+
+
+def compile_po(path: str) -> None:
+    msgfmt.MESSAGES = {}
+    out = path[:-3] + ".mo" if path.endswith(".po") else path + ".mo"
+    msgfmt.make(path, out)
+
+
+def process(path: str) -> None:
+    strip_fuzzy(path)
+    compile_po(path)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    for line in sys.stdin:
+        path = line.strip()
+        if path:
+            process(path)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/strip_fuzzy.py b/scripts/strip_fuzzy.py