.pot
2 claimants
2 primary
0 secondary
shared primary (2)
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
3.8M
total files
1.2M
first seen 2021–2025 (30.6%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .pot (3.8M), .POT (302), .Pot (4), .poT (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Gettext Catalog; po as primary by 3 authoritative claims.
Authoritative sources: △ Linguist · secondary ✓ Pygments ✓ Wikidata · Q28975889 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (4)
Languages that list
.pot among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Gettext Catalog | pygments | primary |
| Gettext Catalog | wikidata | primary |
| po | pygments | primary |
| Gettext Catalog | linguist | secondary |
Wikidata says… (3)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.pot on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettext catalog file Q129333403 file format | file format | — | application/x-gettext; text/gettext; text/x-gettext | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Microsoft Powerpoint Design Template Q51331855 file format | file format | — | application/mspowerpoint | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Potential Control File Q28975889 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .pot in our local mirror yet.