Index: rst2pdf/createpdf.py
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--- rst2pdf/createpdf.py	(revision 2441)
+++ rst2pdf/createpdf.py	(working copy)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import logging
 
+import docutils
 from docutils.languages import get_language
 import docutils.readers.doctree
 import docutils.core
@@ -97,6 +98,12 @@
 escape=tenjin.helpers.escape
 templateEngine=tenjin.Engine()
 
+# fix get_language for docutils>=0.8
+if docutils.__version__ >= '0.8':
+    orig_func = get_language
+    def get_language(arg1):
+        return orig_func(arg1, None)
+
 def renderTemplate(tname, **context):
   context['to_str']=to_str
   context['escape']=escape
Index: rst2pdf/pdfbuilder.py
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--- rst2pdf/pdfbuilder.py	(revision 2441)
+++ rst2pdf/pdfbuilder.py	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from rst2pdf import pygments_code_block_directive, oddeven_directive
 from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name, guess_lexer
 
+import docutils
 from docutils import writers
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils import languages
@@ -56,7 +57,14 @@
 
 from traceback import print_exc
 
+# fix get_language for docutils>=0.8
+if docutils.__version__ >= '0.8':
+    orig_func = get_language
+    def get_language(arg1):
+        return orig_func(arg1, None)
+    languages.get_language = get_language
 
+
 class PDFBuilder(Builder):
     name = 'pdf'
     out_suffix = '.pdf'