diff --git a/translations-app/handleAppTranslations.sh b/translations-app/handleAppTranslations.sh
index fb60dd8d..964e2194 100755
--- a/translations-app/handleAppTranslations.sh
+++ b/translations-app/handleAppTranslations.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if [ ! -f '/app/.tx/config' ]; then
 fi
 
 APP_ID=$(grep -oE '<id>.*</id>' appinfo/info.xml | head --lines 1 | sed -E 's/<id>(.*)<\/id>/\1/')
+IS_EX_APP=$(grep -q '<external-app>' appinfo/info.xml && grep -q '</external-app>' appinfo/info.xml && echo "true" || echo "false")
 RESOURCE_ID=$(grep -oE '\[o:nextcloud:p:nextcloud:r:.*\]' .tx/config | sed -E 's/\[o:nextcloud:p:nextcloud:r:(.*)\]/\1/')
 SOURCE_FILE=$(grep -oE '^source_file\s*=\s*(.+)$' .tx/config | sed -E 's/source_file\s*=\s*(.+)/\1/')
 
@@ -136,6 +137,12 @@ do
 
   # create git commit and push it
   git add l10n/*.js l10n/*.json
+
+  # for ExApps, we need to include .po,.mo translation files as well
+  if [ "$IS_EX_APP" = "true" ]; then
+    git add translationfiles/*.po translationfiles/*.mo
+  fi
+
   git commit -am "fix(l10n): Update translations from Transifex" -s || true
   git push origin $version
 
diff --git a/translations/translationtool/src/translationtool.php b/translations/translationtool/src/translationtool.php
index 5222e18d..cbe8a5c5 100644
--- a/translations/translationtool/src/translationtool.php
+++ b/translations/translationtool/src/translationtool.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function createOrCheckPotFile(bool $checkFiles = false): void {
 		$this->createFakeFileForVueFiles();
 		$this->createFakeFileForLocale();
 		$translatableFiles = $this->findTranslatableFiles(
-			['.php', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.html', '.ts', '.tsx'],
+			['.php', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.html', '.ts', '.tsx', '.py'],
 			['.min.js']
 		);
 
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public function createOrCheckPotFile(bool $checkFiles = false): void {
 			$keywords = '';
 			if (substr($entry, -4) === '.php') {
 				$keywords = '--keyword=t --keyword=n:1,2';
+			} elseif (substr($entry, -3) === '.py') {
+				$keywords = '--keyword=_ --keyword=_n:1,2';
 			} else {
 				$keywords = '--keyword=t:2 --keyword=n:2,3';
 			}
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ public function createOrCheckPotFile(bool $checkFiles = false): void {
 			$language = '--language=';
 			if (substr($entry, -4) === '.php') {
 				$language .= 'PHP';
+			} elseif (substr($entry, -3) === '.py') {
+				$language .= 'Python';
 			} else {
 				$language .= 'Javascript';
 			}
diff --git a/translations/translationtool/translationtool.phar b/translations/translationtool/translationtool.phar
index d1f7e71e..0e152a93 100755
Binary files a/translations/translationtool/translationtool.phar and b/translations/translationtool/translationtool.phar differ