# Function in Python to extract language selected

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820>\
**Category:** Ignition\
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**Created:** [March 9, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820 "2023-03-09T11:21:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![stefano.sforna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820/1 "2023-03-09T11:21:42Z")

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Goodmorning,  
Is it possible to have a function in Python to extract name of languag selected???

Thank You

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820/2 "2023-03-09T11:28:22Z")

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Is this Vision or Perspective? In the former, standard java can get the [current default locale](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Locale.html#getDefault()). In the latter, simply reference the `locale` [session property](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Session+Properties).

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**Author:** ![stefano.sforna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820/3 "2023-03-09T12:41:16Z")

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In Vision

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-in-python-to-extract-language-selected/70820/4 "2023-03-09T15:33:43Z")

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In the vision client you can use `system.util.getLocale()` to get a string representing the current locale. [Docs](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.getLocale)