Little python script for reformatting and ordering of messages.properties file

format_messages_properties.py

def format_long_line(line):
  max_length = 120
  if len(line) <= max_length:
  	return line
  i = 0
  formatted = ""
  first = True
  while i < len(line):
    if not first:
      formatted += "\\\n"
    start = i
    end = min(i+max_length, len(line))
    formatted += line[i:end]
    i += max_length
    first = False
  return formatted