def load(cls, dirname=None, locales=None, domain=DEFAULT_DOMAIN):
        """Load translations from the given directory.

        :param dirname: the directory containing the ``MO`` files
        :param locales: the list of locales in order of preference (items in
                        this list can be either `Locale` objects or locale
                        strings)
        :param domain: the message domain
        :return: the loaded catalog, or a ``NullTranslations`` instance if no
                 matching translations were found
        :rtype: `Translations`
        """
        if locales is not None:
            if not isinstance(locales, (list, tuple)):
                locales = [locales]
            locales = [str(locale) for locale in locales]
        if not domain:
            domain = cls.DEFAULT_DOMAIN
        filename = gettext.find(domain, dirname, locales)
        if not filename:
            return gettext.NullTranslations()
        return cls(fileobj=open(filename, 'rb'), domain=domain)
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