Simple translator based on local dictionary

Calendar/Dictionary.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ default_language = "en"
 
 '''Characters following '*' are placeholders and will be replaced by some number/text/etc.'''
 
+'''Events'''
 more_events = {
     'en' : '+ *0 more',
     'de' : '+ *0 weitere'
@@ -14,3 +15,85 @@ allday_events = {
     'en' : 'All-day',
     'de' : 'Ganztägig'
 }
+
+'''Weather'''
+rain_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Rain',
+    'de' : 'Regen'
+}
+clear_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Clear',
+    'de' : 'Klar'
+}
+clouds_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Clouds',
+    'de' : 'Wolken'
+}
+thunderstorm_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Thunderstorm',
+    'de' : 'Gewitter'
+}
+drizzle_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Drizzle',
+    'de' : 'Niesel'
+}
+snow_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Snow',
+    'de' : 'Schnee'
+}
+mist_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Mist',
+    'de' : 'Nebel'
+}
+smoke_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Smoke',
+    'de' : 'Rauch'
+}
+haze_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Haze',
+    'de' : 'Nebel'
+}
+dust_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Dust',
+    'de' : 'Staub'
+}
+fog_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Fog',
+    'de' : 'Nebel'
+}
+sand_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Sand',
+    'de' : 'Sand'
+}
+ash_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Ash',
+    'de' : 'Asche'
+}
+squall_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Squall',
+    'de' : 'Sturm'
+}
+tornado_weather = {
+    'en' : 'Tornado',
+    'de' : 'Tornado'
+}
+dictionary_collection = [
+    rain_weather,
+    clear_weather,
+    dust_weather,
+    squall_weather,
+    tornado_weather,
+    clouds_weather,
+    thunderstorm_weather,
+    smoke_weather,
+    ash_weather,
+    sand_weather,
+    fog_weather,
+    haze_weather,
+    mist_weather,
+    drizzle_weather,
+    snow_weather,
+    more_events,
+    allday_events,
+    multiday_events
+]

Calendar/OwmForecasts.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from WeatherInterface import WeatherInterface
 import pyowm
 from datetime import datetime
 from settings import units, language
+from Translator import translate
 
 class OwmForecasts (WeatherInterface):
     """Fetches weather through the Openweathermap-api."""
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class OwmForecasts (WeatherInterface):
         forecast_object.icon = weather.get_weather_icon_name()
         forecast_object.air_humidity = str(weather.get_humidity())
         forecast_object.clouds = str(weather.get_clouds())
-        forecast_object.short_description = str(weather.get_status())
+        forecast_object.short_description = translate(str(weather.get_status()))
         forecast_object.detailed_description = str(weather.get_detailed_status())
         forecast_object.air_pressure = str(weather.get_pressure()['press'])
 

Calendar/Translator.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from Dictionary import default_language, dictionary_collection
+from settings import language
+
+'''Looks up a phrase in a given dictionary-collection
+and returns the translated phrase'''
+
+def translate(phrase, target_lang = language, dictionary_collection = dictionary_collection) :
+    dictionary = find_dictionary(dictionary_collection, phrase)
+
+    if dictionary == None:
+        return phrase
+
+    if target_lang in dictionary.keys():
+        return dictionary[target_lang]
+    else:
+        return dictionary[default_language]
+
+
+def find_dictionary(dictionary_collection, phrase):
+    for dictionary in dictionary_collection:
+        if phrase in dictionary.values():
+            return dictionary
+    return None