django-statici18n

What it is and what it does

django-statici18n solves a performance problem in Django applications that use JavaScript internationalization. Django's built-in JSONCatalog view generates translation catalogs dynamically on every request, which adds overhead as sites grow. This package pre-compiles those catalogs into static files that can be served directly, eliminating the per-request generation cost.

The package works by collecting JavaScript translation catalogs from your Django apps and compiling them into static files using a management command. It integrates with Django's staticfiles framework and supports modern Django versions (4.2 LTS, 5.2 LTS, and 6.0) across Python 3.8 through 3.14. Installation is straightforward: add it to INSTALLED_APPS, run the compilejsi18n command after translating and compiling your messages, and update your templates to reference the static catalog instead of the dynamic view.

Use it for:

• Optimize JavaScript translation performance in multi-language Django sites by pre-compiling catalogs.
• Reduce server load by serving static i18n files instead of generating them per request.
• Integrate static JavaScript translations with Django's staticfiles collection and CDN deployment.
• Support client-side gettext-like translation functions with pre-compiled message catalogs.
• Simplify template code by using provided template tags to include compiled i18n catalogs.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Compiles Django's JavaScript internationalization catalogs to static files, eliminating per-request overhead from dynamic catalog generation.

Yes. The package is actively maintained, production-stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real performance problem for Django sites using JavaScript internationalization. Installation friction is minimal with only two runtime dependencies. The permissive BSD license poses no restrictions.

Install

django-statici18n on PyPI

pip install django-statici18n

uv add django-statici18n

poetry add django-statici18n

Installing django-statici18n

Before you install

Low friction installation with only Django and django-appconf as runtime dependencies. Package is actively maintained with recent commits and marked production-stable.

License in practice

BSD license is permissive, allowing use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install django-statici18n

# Add to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'statici18n',
]

# Run management command:
python manage.py compilejsi18n

Requires Django to be installed and configured with i18n support; translation messages must be compiled before running compilejsi18n.

Verify before relying

• Whether the package supports Django versions beyond 6.0 or if 6.0 is the current maximum.
• Performance improvement metrics or benchmarks comparing static vs. dynamic catalog generation.

Package facts

Evidence: django_statici18n-2.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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