# DP: argparse.py: Make the gettext import conditional

--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@
 import sys as _sys
 import textwrap as _textwrap
 
-from gettext import gettext as _, ngettext
+try:
+    from gettext import gettext
+except ImportError:
+    def gettext(message):
+        return message
+_ = gettext
 
 
 def _callable(obj):