validate-translation

PO file validation checks translated msgstr entries against glossary.po and a terminology dictionary to flag inconsistent term usage, categorizing mismatches as ERROR or WARNING in the final report.

Enforcing CJK and Latin spacing in software localization requires parsing translated PO entries to verify proper full-width and half-width punctuation usage and correct character spacing between Latin and CJK text.

Yes, PO file validation checks reST syntax preservation by verifying that reST roles, hyperlinks, and code block markers remain intact in the translated msgstr entries during the quality review process.

Yes, translation validation can be used for Python docs localization in zh_TW and zh_CN, allowing maintainers to run QA on multilingual PO files to ensure terminology and formatting consistency before releases.

The best way to generate a translation quality report for multilingual projects is to parse PO files and apply defined validation rules that categorize terminology, spacing, and syntax issues as ERROR, WARNING, or INFO into a concise output report.

Translated PO entries are flagged for line length issues because the validation process checks the msgstr text against appropriate line length limits to ensure documentation formatting remains consistent and readable.