translations are in

MANIFEST

@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ pixmaps/mitter-error.png
 pixmaps/mitter-new.png
 pixmaps/mitter.png
 pixmaps/unknown.png
+locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/mitter.po

mitter

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 import time
 import urllib
+import sys
 import os
+import os.path
 import logging
 import warnings
 import gettext
@@ -35,9 +37,13 @@ log = logging.getLogger('mitter')
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # i18n stuff
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-gettext.bindtextdomain('mitter')
+local_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
+
+gettext.bindtextdomain('mitter', local_path)
 gettext.textdomain('mitter')
-_ = gettext.gettext
+
+lang = gettext.translation('mitter', local_path, fallback = True)
+_ = lang.gettext
 
 def main():
     """Main function."""

setup.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ params = {
                  'pixmaps/mitter-new.png',
                  'pixmaps/mitter-error.png',
                  'pixmaps/unknown.png']),
+            ('share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES',
+                ['locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/mitter.mo']),
             ('share/applications',
                 ['mitter.desktop'])],
         'license': 'GPL3',