diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index c2cf0e821..e5c67dcfb 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [env]
-STRINGS_JSON = { value = "out/rslib/i18n/strings.json", relative = true }
+# STRINGS_JSON = { value = "out/rslib/i18n/strings.json", relative = true }
+STRINGS_PY = { value = "out/pylib/anki/_fluent.py", relative = true }
 STRINGS_JS = { value = "out/ts/lib/ftl.js", relative = true }
 STRINGS_DTS = { value = "out/ts/lib/ftl.d.ts", relative = true }
 DESCRIPTORS_BIN = { value = "out/rslib/proto/descriptors.bin", relative = true }
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1fbf91f14..226da6d51 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ debug = 0
 opt-level = 1
 debug = 0
 
+[profile.dev.package.anki_proto]
+opt-level = 1
+debug = 0
+
 # Debug info off by default, which speeds up incremental builds and produces a considerably
 # smaller library.
 [profile.dev.package.anki]
diff --git a/build/configure/src/pylib.rs b/build/configure/src/pylib.rs
index 2e01d1a23..7d269cbd2 100644
--- a/build/configure/src/pylib.rs
+++ b/build/configure/src/pylib.rs
@@ -27,22 +27,8 @@ pub fn build_pylib(build: &mut Build) -> Result<()> {
         },
     )?;
     build.add_dependency("pylib:anki:proto", ":rslib:proto:py".into());
+    build.add_dependency("pylib:anki:i18n", ":rslib:i18n:py".into());
 
-    build.add_action(
-        "pylib:anki:_fluent.py",
-        RunCommand {
-            command: ":pyenv:bin",
-            args: "$script $strings $out",
-            inputs: hashmap! {
-                "script" => inputs!["pylib/tools/genfluent.py"],
-                "strings" => inputs![":rslib:i18n:strings.json"],
-                "" => inputs!["pylib/anki/_vendor/stringcase.py"]
-            },
-            outputs: hashmap! {
-                "out" => vec!["pylib/anki/_fluent.py"]
-            },
-        },
-    )?;
     build.add_action(
         "pylib:anki:hooks_gen.py",
         RunCommand {
diff --git a/build/configure/src/rust.rs b/build/configure/src/rust.rs
index 32d9795a7..c4592eab4 100644
--- a/build/configure/src/rust.rs
+++ b/build/configure/src/rust.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ fn prepare_translations(build: &mut Build) -> Result<()> {
                 glob!["ftl/{core,core-repo,qt,qt-repo}/**"],
                 ":ftl:repo",
             ],
-            outputs: &[RustOutput::Data(
-                "strings.json",
-                "$builddir/rslib/i18n/strings.json",
-            )],
+            outputs: &[
+                RustOutput::Data("py", "pylib/anki/_fluent.py"),
+                RustOutput::Data("ts", "ts/lib/ftl.d.ts"),
+                RustOutput::Data("ts", "ts/lib/ftl.js"),
+            ],
             target: None,
             extra_args: "-p anki_i18n",
             release_override: None,
diff --git a/build/configure/src/web.rs b/build/configure/src/web.rs
index 1800bcc3d..b56014e82 100644
--- a/build/configure/src/web.rs
+++ b/build/configure/src/web.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn setup_node(build: &mut Build) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn build_and_check_tslib(build: &mut Build) -> Result<()> {
-    build.add_dependency("ts:lib:i18n", ":rslib:i18n".into());
+    build.add_dependency("ts:lib:i18n", ":rslib:i18n:ts".into());
     build.add_action(
         "ts:lib:proto",
         GenTypescriptProto {
diff --git a/pylib/tools/genfluent.py b/pylib/tools/genfluent.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cff247cf7..000000000
--- a/pylib/tools/genfluent.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
-# License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
-
-# pylint: disable=unbalanced-tuple-unpacking
-
-import json
-import sys
-from typing import Literal, TypedDict
-
-sys.path.append("pylib/anki/_vendor")
-
-import stringcase
-
-strings_json, outfile = sys.argv[1:]
-with open(strings_json, encoding="utf8") as f:
-    modules = json.load(f)
-
-
-class Variable(TypedDict):
-    name: str
-    kind: Literal["Any", "Int", "String", "Float"]
-
-
-def legacy_enum() -> str:
-    out = ["class LegacyTranslationEnum:"]
-    for module in modules:
-        for translation in module["translations"]:
-            key = stringcase.constcase(translation["key"])
-            value = f'({module["index"]}, {translation["index"]})'
-            out.append(f"    {key} = {value}")
-
-    return "\n".join(out) + "\n"
-
-
-def methods() -> str:
-    out = [
-        "class GeneratedTranslations:",
-        "    def _translate(self, module: int, translation: int, args: Dict) -> str:",
-        "        raise Exception('not implemented')",
-    ]
-    for module in modules:
-        for translation in module["translations"]:
-            key = translation["key"].replace("-", "_")
-            arg_types = get_arg_types(translation["variables"])
-            args = get_args(translation["variables"])
-            doc = translation["text"]
-            out.append(
-                f"""
-    def {key}(self, {arg_types}) -> str:
-        r''' {doc} '''
-        return self._translate({module["index"]}, {translation["index"]}, {{{args}}})
-"""
-            )
-
-    return "\n".join(out) + "\n"
-
-
-def get_arg_types(args: list[Variable]) -> str:
-    return ", ".join(
-        [f"{stringcase.snakecase(arg['name'])}: {arg_kind(arg)}" for arg in args]
-    )
-
-
-def arg_kind(arg: Variable) -> str:
-    if arg["kind"] == "Int":
-        return "int"
-    elif arg["kind"] == "Any":
-        return "FluentVariable"
-    elif arg["kind"] == "Float":
-        return "float"
-    else:
-        return "str"
-
-
-def get_args(args: list[Variable]) -> str:
-    return ", ".join(
-        [f'"{arg["name"]}": {stringcase.snakecase(arg["name"])}' for arg in args]
-    )
-
-
-out = ""
-
-out += legacy_enum()
-out += methods()
-
-
-with open(outfile, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
-    f.write(
-        '''# Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
-# License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
-# pylint: skip-file
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-"""
-This file is automatically generated from the *.ftl files.
-"""
-
-import enum
-from typing import Dict, Union
-
-FluentVariable = Union[str, int, float]
-
-'''
-        + out
-    )
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/Cargo.toml b/rslib/i18n/Cargo.toml
index e74efc6b2..899680cc3 100644
--- a/rslib/i18n/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rslib/i18n/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name = "anki_i18n"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
-build = "build/main.rs"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 publish = false
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/main.rs b/rslib/i18n/build.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/main.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/build.rs
index 7fae2a7f9..0f2478158 100644
--- a/rslib/i18n/build/main.rs
+++ b/rslib/i18n/build.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 mod check;
 mod extract;
 mod gather;
+mod python;
 mod typescript;
 mod write_strings;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     write_strings(&map, &modules);
 
     typescript::write_ts_interface(&modules)?;
+    python::write_py_interface(&modules)?;
 
     // write strings.json file to requested path
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=STRINGS_JSON");
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/check.rs b/rslib/i18n/check.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/check.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/check.rs
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/extract.rs b/rslib/i18n/extract.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/extract.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/extract.rs
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/gather.rs b/rslib/i18n/gather.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/gather.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/gather.rs
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/python.rs b/rslib/i18n/python.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca780c041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rslib/i18n/python.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+use std::env;
+use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use anki_io::create_dir_all;
+use anki_io::write_file_if_changed;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use inflections::Inflect;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+use crate::extract::Module;
+use crate::extract::Variable;
+use crate::extract::VariableKind;
+
+pub fn write_py_interface(modules: &[Module]) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut out = header();
+
+    render_methods(modules, &mut out);
+    render_legacy_enum(modules, &mut out);
+
+    if let Ok(path) = env::var("STRINGS_PY") {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(path);
+        create_dir_all(path.parent().unwrap())?;
+        write_file_if_changed(path, out)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn render_legacy_enum(modules: &[Module], out: &mut String) {
+    out.push_str("class LegacyTranslationEnum:\n");
+    for (mod_idx, module) in modules.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (str_idx, translation) in module.translations.iter().enumerate() {
+            let upper = translation.key.replace('-', "_").to_upper_case();
+            writeln!(out, r#"    {upper} = ({mod_idx}, {str_idx})"#).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn render_methods(modules: &[Module], out: &mut String) {
+    for (mod_idx, module) in modules.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (str_idx, translation) in module.translations.iter().enumerate() {
+            let text = &translation.text;
+            let key = &translation.key;
+            let func_name = key.replace('-', "_").to_snake_case();
+            let arg_types = get_arg_types(&translation.variables);
+            let args = get_args(&translation.variables);
+            writeln!(
+                out,
+                r#"
+    def {func_name}(self, {arg_types}) -> str:
+        r''' {text} '''
+        return self._translate({mod_idx}, {str_idx}, {{{args}}})
+"#,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn header() -> String {
+    "# Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+# License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+# This file is automatically generated from the *.ftl files.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Union
+
+FluentVariable = Union[str, int, float]
+
+class GeneratedTranslations:
+    def _translate(self, module: int, translation: int, args: dict) -> str:
+        raise Exception('not implemented')
+
+"
+    .to_string()
+}
+
+fn get_arg_types(args: &[Variable]) -> String {
+    let args = args
+        .iter()
+        .map(|arg| format!("{}: {}", arg.name.to_snake_case(), arg_kind(&arg.kind)))
+        .join(", ");
+    if args.is_empty() {
+        "".into()
+    } else {
+        args
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_args(args: &[Variable]) -> String {
+    args.iter()
+        .map(|arg| format!("\"{}\": {}", arg.name, arg.name.to_snake_case()))
+        .join(", ")
+}
+
+fn arg_kind(kind: &VariableKind) -> &str {
+    match kind {
+        VariableKind::Int => "int",
+        VariableKind::Float => "float",
+        VariableKind::String => "str",
+        VariableKind::Any => "FluentVariable",
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/typescript.rs b/rslib/i18n/typescript.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/typescript.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/typescript.rs
diff --git a/rslib/i18n/build/write_strings.rs b/rslib/i18n/write_strings.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/i18n/build/write_strings.rs
rename to rslib/i18n/write_strings.rs
diff --git a/rslib/proto/build.rs b/rslib/proto/build.rs
index e75f3367b..feb84d410 100644
--- a/rslib/proto/build.rs
+++ b/rslib/proto/build.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 pub mod python;
 pub mod rust;
-pub mod ts;
+pub mod typescript;
 
 use anki_proto_gen::descriptors_path;
 use anki_proto_gen::get_services;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let pool = rust::write_rust_protos(descriptors_path)?;
     let (_, services) = get_services(&pool);
     python::write_python_interface(&services)?;
-    ts::write_ts_interface(&services)?;
+    typescript::write_ts_interface(&services)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/rslib/proto/ts.rs b/rslib/proto/typescript.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rslib/proto/ts.rs
rename to rslib/proto/typescript.rs