--- a/getan/config.py	Sun Sep 05 15:54:44 2010 +0200
+++ b/getan/config.py	Sat Oct 02 22:22:35 2010 +0200
@@ -7,13 +7,35 @@
 # For details see LICENSE coming with the source of 'getan'.
 #
 
+import locale
 import logging
+import os
 
 logger = None
 
 def initialize():
+    setup_logging()
+    setup_locale()
+
+
+def setup_logging():
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
                         format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
                         filename='getan.log',
                         filemode='w')
     logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+def setup_locale():
+    for var in ('LANGUAGE', 'LC_ALL', 'LC_MESSAGES', 'LANG'):
+        if var in os.environ:
+            break
+    else:
+        default_locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()
+        # The default is normally a tuple of two strings.  It may
+        # contain None, objects under some circumstances, though.
+        if len(default_locale) > 1:
+            lang = default_locale[0]
+            if isinstance(lang, str):
+                os.environ["LANG"] = lang
+