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diff --git a/po/update_pot.py b/po/update_pot.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#update the pot file according the POTFILES.in
+
+import os
+
+GETTEXT_XGETTEXT_EXECUTABLE="xgettext"
+SOURCE_DIR=".."
+DOMAIN="blender"
+
+cmd = "%s --files-from=%s/po/POTFILES.in --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --directory=%s --output=%s/po/%s.pot --from-code=utf-8" % (
+    GETTEXT_XGETTEXT_EXECUTABLE, SOURCE_DIR, SOURCE_DIR, SOURCE_DIR, DOMAIN)
+
+os.system( cmd )