Plural formula grammar syntax

[the-phinet]

Is there a formal definition of the grammar used in the plural formula strings?

From the looks of it, they are manually added to https://github.com/WeblateOrg/language-data/blob/main/languages.csv (and the handful of other csv files), and then read directly by https://github.com/WeblateOrg/language-data/blob/main/scripts/generate-language-data.py

I intend on writing some code that relies on this data. I've been unable to find any documentation on them, other than some examples in getext's docs. While the grammar is simple enough, I'd like to be sure I'm not missing anything

[nijel]

You can check Python's implementation:

https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/b546cc10f5c659344ce3cf49db6d9c92307ed1fc/Lib/gettext.py#L60-L229

It lists Gettext's source code as reference:

https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gettext.git/tree/gettext-runtime/intl/plural.y

[nijel]

#19509 adds this to our docs.

[the-phinet]

Wonderful, thank you!

[it22318466]

[the-phinet]

This is an AI generated response, correct? My I ask what the point of leaving this here was?

The question was answered concisely a couple weeks ago already by giving the specific source code (which is well-documented). The answer here adds noting more than a basic explanation of what plural forms are, gives a list of operators (but not the order of evaluation), and leaves some irrelevant links as sources.

If this was left in good faith, I really don't see the reason for it. It just seems like something to pad a resume and to waste developer time.

[it22318466]

I thought it would be useful for you. However, I apologize if there was any inconvenience.