Opened 6 years ago

Closed 6 years ago

#29390 closed Bug (wontfix)

trans_null.ngettext() should consider values of -1 as singular

Reported by: Hasan Ramezani Owned by: Hasan Ramezani
Component: Internationalization Version: 2.0
Severity: Normal Keywords:
Cc: Carlton Gibson Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: yes Needs documentation: no
Needs tests: no Patch needs improvement: no
Easy pickings: no UI/UX: no

Description (last modified by Tim Graham)

This is the English convention.

Change History (4)

comment:1 by Hasan Ramezani, 6 years ago

Has patch: set
Owner: changed from nobody to Hasan Ramezani
Status: new → assigned

comment:3 by Tim Graham, 6 years ago

Description: modified (diff)
Summary: ngettext function bug in trans_null.py → trans_null.ngettext() should consider values of -1 as singular

I don't know. Whether or not -1 is considered singular seems to ​dependent on the context.

comment:4 by Carlton Gibson, 6 years ago

Cc: Carlton Gibson added
Resolution: → wontfix
Status: assigned → closed

Hi Hasan. Thanks for the input.

I'm inclined towards wontfix here. A couple of reasons:

  • As per Tim's point, I'm not at all convinced that -1 is definitely singular. (Like "maybe" but I can't say either is wrong.)
  • As ​Simon commented on the PR it breaks BC, and (per above) it's marginal at best, so not worth it.

I'm going to close on that basis. If someone wants to make the case and re-open, I guess I'm happy to look again.

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