import gettext
PACKAGE = "get"
if True:
    gettext.bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, 'locale')
    gettext.textdomain(PACKAGE)
    _ = gettext.gettext
else:
    t = gettext.translation(PACKAGE, 'locale')
    _ = t.gettext
# ...
text = _(u'This is a translatable string.')
print type(text)
print text