creating "jsp-like" tool with python

[jd]

I'd like to create a program that takes files with "jsp-like" markup
and processes the embedded code (which would be python) to produce the
output file. There would be two kinds of sections in the markup file:
python code to be evaluated, and python code that returns a value that
would be inserted into the output.

This seems like it would be straightforward in python, and maybe
there's even a library that I could use for this, but as a newbie to
Python, I don't know the landscape very well. I am not looking for a
big framework, just something small and simple that will do just this
job. Suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks...

-- jeff

[Kushal Kumaran]

On Mar 24, 6:18 am, "jd" <[e-mail]:

I'd like to create a program that takes files with "jsp-like" markup
and processes the embedded code (which would be python) to produce the
output file. There would be two kinds of sections in the markup file:
python code to be evaluated, and python code that returns a value that
would be inserted into the output.

This seems like it would be straightforward in python, and maybe
there's even a library that I could use for this, but as a newbie to
Python, I don't know the landscape very well. I am not looking for a
big framework, just something small and simple that will do just this
job. Suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Apache's mod_python already does something like this, with its PSP
handler. See http://webpython.codepoint.net/mod_python

Maybe that would help.

--
Kushal Kumaran

[irstas]

jd wrote:

I'd like to create a program that takes files with "jsp-like" markup
and processes the embedded code (which would be python) to produce the
output file. There would be two kinds of sections in the markup file:
python code to be evaluated, and python code that returns a value that
would be inserted into the output.

This seems like it would be straightforward in python, and maybe
there's even a library that I could use for this, but as a newbie to
Python, I don't know the landscape very well. I am not looking for a
big framework, just something small and simple that will do just this
job. Suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks...

-- jeff

Sadly, there's probably as many template languages as there are web
frameworks for Python.
Maybe even more. For example:

http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates/
http://nick.borko.org/pse/index.html
http://www.turbogears.org/about/kid.html

Pick your poison.

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

jd a écrit :

I'd like to create a program that takes files with "jsp-like" markup
and processes the embedded code (which would be python) to produce the
output file. There would be two kinds of sections in the markup file:
python code to be evaluated, and python code that returns a value that
would be inserted into the output.

This seems like it would be straightforward in python, and maybe
there's even a library that I could use for this, but as a newbie to
Python, I don't know the landscape very well. I am not looking for a
big framework, just something small and simple that will do just this
job. Suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

There are already quite a few Python templating solutions. You may want
to look for:
- Python server pages
- Mighty
- Mako
- Jinja
- Genshi
- Cheetah
- Newov
- Zope Page Templates
- SimpleTAL (standalone implementation of ZPT)
- (add your favorite Python templating system here)