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+import importlib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from frappe.utils import get_bench_path
+
+
+def extract(fileobj, *args, **kwargs):
+	"""Extract standard navbar and help items from a python file.
+
+	:param fileobj: file-like object to extract messages from. Should be a
+	    python file containing two global variables `standard_navbar_items` and
+	    `standard_help_items` which are lists of dicts.
+	"""
+	# import variables standard_navbar_items and standard_help_items from the
+	# given python file
+	module = get_module(fileobj.name)
+	standard_navbar_items = getattr(module, "standard_navbar_items")
+	standard_help_items = getattr(module, "standard_help_items")
+
+	for nav_item in standard_navbar_items:
+		if label := nav_item.get("item_label"):
+			item_type = nav_item.get("item_type")
+			yield None, "_", label, [
+				"Label of a standard navbar item",
+				f"Type: {item_type}",
+			]
+
+	for help_item in standard_help_items:
+		if label := help_item.get("item_label"):
+			item_type = nav_item.get("item_type")
+			yield None, "_", label, [
+				"Label of a standard help item",
+				f"Type: {item_type}",
+			]
+
+
+def get_module(path):
+	_path = Path(path)
+	rel_path = _path.relative_to(get_bench_path())
+	import_path = ".".join(rel_path.parts[2:]).rstrip(".py")
+	return importlib.import_module(import_path)