# Preface

# Simple Internationalization for Python Applications

Babel is an integrated collection of utilities that assist in internationalizing and localizing Python applications, with an emphasis on web-based applications.

> - Introduction
> - Locale Display Names
> - Date Formatting
> - Number Formatting
> - Working with Message Catalogs
> - Command-Line Interface
> - Distutils/Setuptools Integration
> - Support Classes and Functions
> - Generated API Documentation