diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/scripts/compile_lang.py b/scripts/compile_lang.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..169652dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/compile_lang.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import os, glob
+from scripts import msgfmt
+
+import sys
+
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+locale_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_dir, '..', 'locale'))
+
+for name in glob.iglob(locale_path + '/**'):
+    if not os.path.isfile(name):
+        path = os.path.join(locale_path, name, 'LC_MESSAGES', 'lang')
+        sys.argv[1:] = [path + '.po']
+        msgfmt.main()
diff --git a/scripts/msgfmt.py b/scripts/msgfmt.py
index b0751a1ff..f8d593488 100644
--- a/scripts/msgfmt.py
+++ b/scripts/msgfmt.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ __version__ = "1.1"
 MESSAGES = {}
 
 
-
 def usage(code, msg=''):
     print(__doc__, file=sys.stderr)
     if msg:
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ def usage(code, msg=''):
     sys.exit(code)
 
 
-
 def add(id, str, fuzzy):
     "Add a non-fuzzy translation to the dictionary."
     global MESSAGES
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ def add(id, str, fuzzy):
         MESSAGES[id] = str
 
 
-
 def generate():
     "Return the generated output."
     global MESSAGES
@@ -95,7 +92,6 @@ def generate():
     return output
 
 
-
 def make(filename, outfile):
     ID = 1
     STR = 2
@@ -204,7 +200,6 @@ def make(filename, outfile):
         print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
 
 
-
 def main():
     try:
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hVo:',