# General Translation Python SDKs: get_locales
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/python/reference/functions/get-locales.mdx
---

title: get_locales
description: List the supported locales configured in General Translation Python. API reference for get_locales.

---

Returns the list of locales supported by the active [`I18nManager`](/docs/python/reference/classes/i18n-manager), always including the default locale.

## Overview [#overview]

Call `get_locales` with no arguments to get the supported locale codes.

```python
from gt_flask import get_locales  # or: from gt_fastapi import get_locales, or: from gt_i18n import get_locales

locales = get_locales()  # e.g. ["en", "es", "fr"]
```

Signature:

```python
get_locales() -> list[str]
```

*Note: It reads the active manager, so [`initialize_gt`](/docs/python/reference/functions/initialize-gt) (or [`set_i18n_manager`](/docs/python/reference/functions/set-i18n-manager)) must run first; otherwise, it raises `RuntimeError`.*

## How it works [#how-it-works]

* **Reads configuration.** It returns the `locales` resolved from configuration, always including the default locale.
* **Order.** The list is built from a set, so its order is not guaranteed.

## Parameters [#parameters]

`get_locales` takes no parameters.

## Returns [#returns]

**Type** `list[str]`

The supported locale codes.

## Example [#example]

```python
from gt_flask import get_locales

locales = get_locales()  # e.g. ["en", "es", "fr"]
```