On May 7, 9:40 am, pistacchio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Diez B. Roggisch ha scritto: > > > > > pistacchio wrote: > > >> Mike Driscoll ha scritto: > >>> On May 7, 6:12 am, pistacchio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> hi! i'm a php user and a python programmer. i'd love to use python for > >>>> my server side needs but i can't seem to find what i'm looking for. for > >>>> most of my php work i use mysql and tinyButStrong > >>>> (http://www.tinybutstrong.com) which is a very lightweight template > >>>> engine that offers powerful functionalities. you insert TBS tags in web > >>>> pages like: > > >>>> <div align="center" class="title-page"> [var.x] </div> > > >>>> and it replaces [var.x] with the value of global variable x. it also > >>>> makes blocks (and nested blocks) easy to implement: > > >>>> <p class="text-example2"> [blk1;block=begin] [blk1.val]<br> > >>>> [blk1;block=end] </p> > > >>>> in the previous code it cycles throu all the values of the array blk1. > > >>>> it does many more things, like htlm escaping, url and js encoding etc, > >>>> conditional displaying etc, but it is not more confusing that inserting > >>>> pieces of code into the HTML (aka: littering the code and kissing > >>>> goodbye to the code/presentation separation). it comes in the form of a > >>>> single file with a single class that you can easily include in the code > >>>> and go. > > >>>> now, i've searched the net and it seems full of python-based frameworks > >>>> for doing server side scripting and templating, but none that suits my > >>>> needs. > > >>>> 1. i like writing code and i like control. i mean, open up the > >>>> simplest text editor and write in it. i don't want something that is > >>>> command-line driven or that writes code for me like ">>> > >>>> makePagesFromThisDatabase()". > >>>> 2. i want something very lightweight. i don't want dozen of options, > >>>> pre-made blogging parts ecc. i just need a good non invasive template > >>>> engine and the basic functions for server side scripting, like session > >>>> managing, request parsing, functions to manipulate html code (encodings > >>>> etc) > >>>> 3. i don't want to beg my hosting provider to install the libraries. > >>>> a simple include file should do the work. > >>>> 4. object oriented programming is not required (better: i prefer > >>>> plain old procedural programming). > > >>>> any help? thanks in advance > >> hi, thanks for replaying > > >>> Did you look at TurboGears or Django? TG uses Kid in the 1.x series > >>> and Genshi in 2.x (I think) for templating purposes. There's also > >>> Cheetah, one of the more powerful Python templating engines out there. > > >> django is exacly the kind of giant i'm trying to avoid > > >>>http://genshi.edgewall.org/ > >> the first lines of the tutorial read: > >> "First, make sure you have CherryPy 3.0.x installed" > >> Now, cherrypy is something that is not properly "include a file and get > >> going!" > >>>http://www.kid-templating.org/ > >> kid seems to have a non-linear approach, but i may give it a try > > >>>http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/ > >> cheetah was something that i already considered using. have i to > >> "install" it or can i just import it? > > > You will need to install any of these. It is part of how python is designed. > > Extendability comes with a price-tag. > > well, the problema is exacly that i'm looking for a python module, not > for a python library.
What does it matter if it's a single file or a dozen under a package ? "Installation" for pure Python packages can be as simple as copying the package under any directory in your PYTHONPATH. Check out Mako (http://www.makotemplates.org/), it's pretty powerful and fast. George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
