diff --git a/python-2.5.1-plural-fix.patch b/python-2.5.1-plural-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..040adaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-2.5.1-plural-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py.plural Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py
+--- Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py.plural	2007-09-10 11:38:57.000000000 -0400
++++ Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py	2007-09-10 11:39:00.000000000 -0400
+@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ class GNUTranslations(NullTranslations):
+                     item = item.strip()
+                     if not item:
+                         continue
++                    if item.startswith("#"):
++                        continue
+                     if ':' in item:
+                         k, v = item.split(':', 1)
+                         k = k.strip().lower()
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index ba422ef..6729911 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Summary: An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.
 Name: %{python}
 Version: 2.5.1
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: Python Software Foundation License v2 
 Group: Development/Languages
 Provides: python-abi = %{pybasever}
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Patch2: python-2.3.4-pydocnodoc.patch
 Patch3: python-2.4.1-canonicalize.patch
 Patch4: python-2.5-cflags.patch
 Patch5: python-2.5.1-ctypes-exec-stack.patch
+Patch6: python-2.5.1-plural-fix.patch
 
 # upstreamed
 
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ user interface for Python programming.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .canonicalize
 %patch4 -p1 -b .cflags
 %patch5 -p1 -b .ctypesexec
+%patch6 -p1 -b .plural
 
 %patch50 -p1 -b .egginfo
 %patch60 -p1 -b .db46
@@ -421,6 +423,9 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/python%{pybasever}/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 10 2007 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 2.5.1-10
+- work around problems with multi-line plural specification (#252136)
+
 * Tue Aug 28 2007 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 2.5.1-9
 - rebuild against new expat