Python-based Template Packages
This summary of "Python-based Template Packages" comes from discussions on the webware-discuss list. Here is an index of various packages sorted such that Pythonic, Webware-onic and stable packages float to the top of the list. There is a detailed key at the bottom for the column semantics.
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| Name | Status | Philosophy | Webware Component | webware-discuss | Language | User's Guide | Code docs | Auto-regress Test | Examples | Author |
| Python Server Pages | beta/prod | Mix Python and HTML in the JSP/ASP/PHP style. | y | y | Python | y | ? | n | y | Jay Love |
| KidKit | alpha | Integrate Kid (see below) into Webware. | y | y | Python | y | y | n | y | Christoph Zwerschke et al |
| SimplateKit | pre-alpha | Keep it simple, but add WebKit integration. | y | y | Python | n | y | n | y | Sasa Zivkov |
| XMLForms | alpha | Provides high-level data model descriptions and output templates in order to support sophisticated Web user interfaces with minimum developer effort. | y | n | Python | y | n | n | y | Paul Boddie |
| Cheetah | prod | Provide easily editable and viewable templating language a la webmacro/Velocity. | n | y | Python | y | y | y | y | Tavis Rudd, et al |
| TreeplateKit | ? | Provide founding parsing framework that can be turned towards various purposes. | n | y | Python | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ian Bicking |
| DTML | prod | Extends HTML, adding tags for variable, conditional and repeated insertion. Think "HTML methods". | n | n | Python | y | y | y | y | Digital Creations |
| PTL | prod | Re-use as much Python as possible. | n | n | Python | y | y | y | n | Quixote Dev Team |
| Zope Page Templates | prod | Template looks like the output. Use *ML attributes and tags. Unlike XMLC no separate code is required for template manipulation. | n | n | Python | y | ? | y | y | Digital Creations |
| Kid | beta | A simple template language for XML based vocabularies. | n | n | Python | y | y | y | y | Ryan Tomayko |
| Zebra | ? | ? | n | n | Python | ? | ? | ? | ? | Michal Wallace |
| Plow | alpha | Keep it simple. | ? | y | Python | y | y | y | y | Mike Orr |
| FreeMarker | prod | A multipurpose template engine that approximates MVC and is easy for graphic designers to use. | n | n | Java | y | y | n | y | Benjamin Geer, Mike Bayer |
| Velocity | prod | A better webmacro. | n | n | Java | y | y | y | y | Jakarta Apache Project |
| XMLC | prod | Template looks like the output. User *ML attributes and tags. An object is created from HTML source which can be manipulated via the DOM API and output back. | n | n | Java | y | y | ? | y | Lutris/Mark Diekhans |
| webmacro | prod | Provide easily editable & viewable templating language that is simple, but powerful. Allow some presentation logic, but not full programming. Uses $foo and #command. | n | n | Java | y | ? | ? | ? | Justin Wells |
| Name | Obvious. |
| Status | Is this production ready, beta, alpha, pre-alpha? |
| Philosophy | The idea behind the package in as few words as possible. |
| Webware Component | If 'y' then the package is structured as a "Webware Component" which means you can find docs, examples and tests in well known places as well as info about the package in Properties.py. |
| webware-discuss | If 'y' then the author was somehow involved with the webware-discuss list, possibly including design, questions and posting. |
| Language | Programming language. |
| User's Guide | If 'y' there is some form of User's Guide with complete instructions on typical usage. |
| Code docs | If 'y' there are doc comments/strings for the classes and methods. |
| Auto-regress Test | If 'y' there is an automated regression test suite with fairly high coverage of the package. |
| Examples | If 'y' there are standalone, useful examples that come with the package. |
| Author | Name of the primary author. |
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