python - Folder organization for easy translation -

i'm making application in python released in different languages.

so i'm wondering best way organize project don't have literal strings in source code , replace them hand.

here's have far thinking , information gather:

first have module each language contain every strings application:

english.py:

greeting = 'hello world!' 

french.py:

greeting = 'bonjour le monde!' 

then code written mymodule.py:

if lang == 'eng': #how mimick 'preprocessor' in python?     import english str elif lang == 'fr':     import french str  if __name__ == '__main__':     print(str.greeting) 

• does make sense way?
• should every language have it's own module?
• how achieve preprocessing conditionals of c in pythonesque way?

i'm thinking there's no way hasn't been asked before maybe it's cuz english isn't first language , i'm doing wrong can't find info on best practices this.

my system fu** try this:

 import os  lang = os.getenv('lang')   if lang == 'en_us,':      import english str  elif lang == 'fr_ch':     import french str   if __name__ == '__main__':     print(str.greeting) 

i none, give try.