Unable to find a locale path to store translations for file __init__.py

django, django-i18n, django-templates, python, translation

Solution

Turns out you need to create a `locale` folder first using `mkdir locale`. If you are running the command from within an app folder, you need a `locale` folder within that app folder.

Problem

I'm trying to translate a Django app. I created some strings with `{% trans %}` in my templates. However, when I execute the following command in my app folder, I receive an error message: ``` $ django-admin.py makemessages -l fr CommandError: Unable to find a locale path to store translations for file __init__.py` ``` What did I do wrong?

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