Message Identifiers for internationalization

zope.i18nmessageid is a Python library, currently at version 8.2, that provides facilities for declaring translatable message identifiers within program source text. These message IDs encapsulate the untranslated string, a translation domain, and optional default values or substitutions. While this package handles the *declaration* of messages, their actual *translation* is the responsibility of the complementary zope.i18n package. It is actively maintained by the Zope Foundation.