Question

django.utils.translation.get_language() returns default locale if translation is not activated. Is there a way to find out whether the translation is activated (via translation.activate()) or not?

Answer 1

Horribly hacky, but should work in at least 1.1.1:

import django.utils.translation.trans_real as trans
from django.utils.thread_support import currentThread

def isactive():
  return currentThread() in trans._active