Cheetah (http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/) and Mako (http://www.makotemplates.org/) come to mind. Isn't there some long running joke about new Python programmers creating their own template language or something, too? =)
I know you said you don't want a web framework, but I've always been a fan of Django templates in that they don't really allow you to do too much inside the template itself. That seems to help keep a lot of ex-PHP/JSP/ASP programmers I know honest. On 3/6/08, Erik Max Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Malcolm Greene wrote: > > > New to Python and looking for a template library that allows Python > > expressions embedded in strings to be evaluated in place. In other words > > something more powerful than the basic "%(variable)s" or "$variable" > > (Template) capabilities. > > > > I know that some of the web frameworks support this type of template > > capability but I don't need a web framework, just a library that > > supports embedded expression evaluation. > > ... > > Any suggestions appreciated. > > EmPy may work: > > http://www.alcyone.com/software/empy/ > > Your template would look something like: > > > myOutput = """\ > > The total cost is @invoice.total. > > This order will be shipped to @invoice.contact at the following > address: > > @invoice.address > > > This order was generated at @time.ctime() > """ > > This could be instrumented with something as simple as: > > >>> import em, time > > >>> myOutput = """\ > ... > ... The total cost is @invoice.total. > ... > ... This order will be shipped to @invoice.contact at the following > ... address: > ... > ... @invoice.address > ... > > ... This order was generated at @time.ctime() > ... """ > >>> > >>> class Invoice: pass > ... > >>> invoice = Invoice() > >>> invoice.total = "$123.45" > >>> invoice.contact = "Jack McCoy" > >>> invoice.address = "1 Police Plaza\nNew York City, NY" > >>> print em.expand(myOutput, globals()) > > The total cost is $123.45. > > This order will be shipped to Jack McCoy at the following > address: > > 1 Police Plaza > New York City, NY > > This order was generated at Thu Mar 6 18:41:58 2008 > > > -- > Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ > San Jose, CA, USA && 37 18 N 121 57 W && AIM, Y!M erikmaxfrancis > There's a reason why we / Keep chasing morning > -- Sandra St. Victor > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
