diff --git a/kallithea/tests/test_context.py b/kallithea/tests/test_context.py
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+# Based on Turbogears2 2.3.8: util/webtest.py but almost entirely stripped
+# and translator bits added.
+
+import pylons
+from pylons.i18n.translation import _get_translator
+
+class test_context(object):
+    def __init__(self, app):
+        self._app = app
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        # Initialize a translator for tests that utilize i18n
+        translator = _get_translator(pylons.config.get('lang'))
+        pylons.translator._push_object(translator)
+        return self._app
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        pylons.translator._pop_object()