Index: django/core/management/commands/compilemessages.py
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--- django/core/management/commands/compilemessages.py	(revision 8468)
+++ django/core/management/commands/compilemessages.py	(working copy)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     basedirs = (os.path.join('conf', 'locale'), 'locale')
     if os.environ.get('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'):
         from django.conf import settings
-        basedirs += settings.LOCALE_PATHS
+        basedirs += tuple(settings.LOCALE_PATHS)
 
     # Gather existing directories.
     basedirs = set(map(os.path.abspath, filter(os.path.isdir, basedirs)))