diff --git a/scripts/translation_statistics.py b/scripts/translation_statistics.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b9c65de1
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+++ b/scripts/translation_statistics.py
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+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def get_output(app, param=None):
+	if param:
+		command = app + ' ' + param
+	else:
+		command = app
+	try:
+		child_stdin, child_stdout = os.popen2(command)
+	except ValueError:
+		print 'Plz relax, and let python do the job. Exiting.. :('
+		sys.exit()
+
+	output = child_stdout.readlines()
+	child_stdout.close()
+	child_stdin.close()
+	
+	return output
+
+
+def visit(arg, dirname, names):
+	if dirname.find('.svn') != -1:
+		return
+	if dirname.endswith('LC_MESSAGES'):
+		if 'gajim.po' in names:
+			path_to_po = os.path.join(dirname, 'gajim.po')
+			param = '--statistics ' + path_to_po
+			print path_to_po, 'has:'
+			get_output('msgfmt', param)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+		print sys.argv[0], 'po_DIRECTORY'
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	path_to_dir = sys.argv[1]
+
+	os.path.walk(path_to_dir, visit, None)