diff --git a/frappe/gettext/__init__.py b/frappe/gettext/__init__.py
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diff --git a/frappe/gettext/extractors/__init__.py b/frappe/gettext/extractors/__init__.py
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diff --git a/frappe/gettext/extractors/python.py b/frappe/gettext/extractors/python.py
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+from babel.messages.extract import extract_python
+
+
+def extract(*args, **kwargs):
+	"""
+	Wrapper around babel's `extract_python`, handling our own implementation of `_()`
+	"""
+	for lineno, funcname, messages, comments in extract_python(*args, **kwargs):
+		if funcname == "_" and isinstance(messages, tuple) and len(messages) > 1:
+			funcname = "pgettext"
+			messages = (messages[-1], messages[0])  # (context, message)
+
+		yield lineno, funcname, messages, comments