in modells we use lazy translation

evapp/models.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 from multiselectfield import MultiSelectField
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # ATTENTION!!!
 # No key should be used twice in any of these dicts because of the
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
     # usermail = models.EmailField(max_length=50, verbose_name="Deine Mailadresse (Ansprechpartner_in)", default='bestechefin@wikimedia.de')
 
     # personal data
-    firstname = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name="Vorname")
+    firstname = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name=_("Vorname"))
     lastname = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name="Nachname")
     # intern = models.BooleanField(verbose_name='Interne_r Mitarbeiter_in?', default=True)
     department = models.CharField(max_length=5, choices=DEPARTMENT_CHOICES.items(), verbose_name='Bereich')

evapp/tests.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class LoginTestCase(TestCase):
         print (response_en.content)
         print('END')
         self.assertContains(response_en, 'You are logged in as vladimir@reiherzehe.com', status_code=200)
+        self.assertContains(response_en, 'Firstname', status_code=200)
 
     def testDebugWarning(self):
         with self.settings(DEBUG=True):

locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-01-26 13:11+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-01-26 15:52+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
 
+#: evapp/models.py:50
+msgid "Vorname"
+msgstr "Firstname"
+
 #: evapp/templates/evapp/employee_form.html:36
 msgid "WARNUNG! Test-MODUS aktiviert. Es werden keine Mails verschickt!"
 msgstr "ATTENTION! Test mode activated. No mails will be send."