---
title: "system.vision.getAvailableLocales"
description: "Returns a collection of the locales defined on the system, as strings."
---

# system.vision.getAvailableLocales

> Returns a collection of the locales defined on the system, as strings.

:::info Backwards Compatibility
This function replaces [system.util.getAvailableLocales](versioned_docs\version-deprecated\system-functions\system-util-deprecated\system-util-getAvailableLocales\system-util-getAvailableLocales.md). Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Returns a collection of the locales defined on the system, as strings. Note that these are only the locales that are defined in the translation system.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.vision.getAvailableLocales()`

### Parameters
Nothing

### Returns
**List** - A list of strings, each representing a locale defined in the translation system.

:::note Locale Format
The returned strings use the legacy underscore form (such as `en_US`) rather than a [BCP-47 language tag](../../../platform/localization-and-languages/locale-formats/locale-formats.md) (such as `en-US`). If you need to pass one of these values somewhere that expects a language tag, replace the underscore with a hyphen. See [Locale Formats and Language Tags](../../../platform/localization-and-languages/locale-formats/locale-formats.md).
:::

### Scope
Vision Client 

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example simply lists the available locales for the system.
 
system.vision.getAvailableLocales()
```