Strings won't be translated in Django using format function available in Python 2.7

Question

Does the new and recommended way to format strings available in Python 2.7 using format result in a non translated string in Django?

The strings are in the

Answer 1

compilemessages sees the string as "{sitename} is a good website", but when the app is running the string is actually e.g. "MySite is a good website", which of course doesn't have a translation. You must translate the bare string first, and then you can perform template operations on it.