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+"""Python Gettext detector."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+from i18n_guardectors.base import Detector
+
+
+class PythonGettextDetector(Detector):
+    """Detect Python gettext module usage."""
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return "python-gettext"
+
+    @property
+    def patterns(self) -> list:
+        return ["*.py"]
+
+    def detect(self, path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Check for Python gettext usage."""
+        for py_file in path.rglob("*.py"):
+            try:
+                content = py_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                if any(
+                    pattern in content
+                    for pattern in [
+                        "import gettext",
+                        "from gettext import",
+                        "gettext.gettext",
+                        "gettext.ngettext",
+                    ]
+                ):
+                    return self.name
+            except OSError:
+                continue
+
+        locale_dir = path / "locale"
+        if locale_dir.exists():
+            for _ in locale_dir.rglob("*/LC_MESSAGES/*.mo"):
+                return self.name
+
+        return None
+
+    def get_i18n_functions(self) -> list:
+        """Get Python gettext function names."""
+        return [
+            "_",
+            "gettext",
+            "ngettext",
+            "pgettext",
+        ]