[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i am SURE i am using the wrong terminology... > > but what i would like to do is something like this: > > pageContent=''' > {toc} > h1. Header Section > h2. Date: > {metadata:date}'''+date+'''{metatdata} > h2. Author: > {metadata:author}Len Sweet{metadata} > h1. Exegesis > {metadata:exegesis}'''+exegesis+'''{metadata} > h1. Text Alive > {metadata:textalive}'''+textAlive+'''{metadata} > h1. Illustrations, Illuminations, Animations: > {metadata:illustrations}'''+illustrations+'''{metadata} > h1. Worship Resources > ''' > > but rather than have: > > '''+variable+''' > > have something a little cleaner.. > > in php, you can do something like > > text="this is text where variable = {variable}"; >
ou can use template strings or string formatting on a dict: http://ftp.python.org/doc/lib/node109.html http://diveintopython.org/html_processing/dictionary_based_string_formatting.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list