Using templates in python with cheetah

PythonTemplates.py

from Cheetah.Template import Template

#The template text. Probably read in from a file for this project, but for an example I'll just use a string
templateDefinition = "This is a template. $exclamation$asdf"

#set up Template object
template = Template(templateDefinition)

#set the exclamation variable. 
template.exclamation = "Woohoo"
#you can name the variables anything
template.asdf = "!!!!111!!!oneoneone!!"

#get the filled in string
filled = str(template)   #filled = "This is a template. Woohoo!!!!111!!!oneoneone!!"
#or print the filled in string
print filled # prints: "This is a template. Woohoo!!!!111!!!oneoneone!!"

#you can also use a dict to pass the values to use in the template:
names = {"exclamation" : "Yay", "asdf" : ":)"}
template2 = Template(templateDefinition, names)
print template2 #prints: "This is a template. Yay:)"