diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_translate.py b/frappe/tests/test_translate.py
index fe5ed0b3c8..ccf079d00a 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_translate.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_translate.py
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ class TestTranslate(unittest.TestCase):
 				context="new line")
 			__("This wont be captured")
 			__init__("This shouldn't too")
+			_(
+				"broken on separate line",
+				)
+			_(not_a_string)
+			_(not_a_string, context="wat")
 		"""
 		)
 		expected_output = [
@@ -151,10 +156,11 @@ class TestTranslate(unittest.TestCase):
 			(4, "attr with", "attr context"),
 			(5, "name with", "name context"),
 			(6, "broken on", "new line"),
+			(10, "broken on separate line", None),
 		]
 
 		output = extract_messages_from_python_code(code)
-		self.assertEqual(output, expected_output)
+		self.assertEqual(output, expected_output, msg=output)
 
 
 def verify_translation_files(app):
diff --git a/frappe/translate.py b/frappe/translate.py
index 904eff2294..1ba509b632 100644
--- a/frappe/translate.py
+++ b/frappe/translate.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 	Translation tools for frappe
 """
 
-import ast
 import functools
+import io
 import itertools
 import json
 import operator
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import os
 import re
 from csv import reader
 
+from babel.messages.extract import extract_python
 from pypika.terms import PseudoColumn
 
 import frappe
@@ -719,52 +720,27 @@ def get_messages_from_file(path: str) -> list[tuple[str, str, str | None, int]]:
 def extract_messages_from_python_code(code: str) -> list[tuple[int, str, str | None]]:
 	"""Extracts translatable strings from python code using AST"""
 
-	tree = ast.parse(code)
-
-	TRANSLATE_FUNCTION = "_"
 	messages = []
 
-	for node in ast.walk(tree):
-		if not isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+	for message in extract_python(
+		io.BytesIO(code.encode()),
+		keywords=["_"],
+		comment_tags=(),
+		options={},
+	):
+		lineno, _func, args, _comments = message
+
+		if not args or not args[0]:
 			continue
 
-		# frappe._(...)
-		direct_call = isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute) and node.func.attr == TRANSLATE_FUNCTION
-		# from frappe import _
-		# _(...)
-		imported_call = isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and node.func.id == TRANSLATE_FUNCTION
+		source_text = args[0] if isinstance(args, tuple) else args
+		context = args[1] if len(args) == 2 else None
 
-		if not (direct_call or imported_call):
-			continue
-
-		message = _extract_message_from_translation_node(node)
-		if message:
-			messages.append(message)
+		messages.append((lineno, source_text, context))
 
 	return messages
 
 
-def _extract_message_from_translation_node(node: ast.Call) -> tuple[int, str, str | None]:
-
-	# extract source text
-	source_text = None
-	if node.args and isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Constant):
-		source_text = node.args[0].value
-	if not isinstance(source_text, str):
-		# you can have non-str default args which don't make sense for translations
-		return
-
-	# Extract context, a kwarg called "context" should exist.
-	context = None
-	for kw in node.keywords:
-		if kw.arg != "context":
-			continue
-		if isinstance(kw.value, ast.Constant) and isinstance(kw.value.value, str):
-			context = kw.value.value
-
-	return (node.lineno, source_text, context)
-
-
 def extract_messages_from_code(code):
 	"""
 	Extracts translatable strings from a code file