The Python 3 Standard Library by Example, Second Edition

Appendix B. Outside of the Standard Library

Although the Python standard library is extensive, it is complemented by a robust ecosystem of modules provided by third-party developers and available from the Python Package Index.¹ This appendix describes some of these modules, and the situations in which you might want to use them to supplement or even replace the standard library.

¹ https://pypi.python.org/pypi

B.1 Text

The string (page 1) module includes a very basic template tool. Many web frameworks include more powerful template tools, but Jinja² and Mako³ are popular stand-alone alternatives. Both support looping and conditional control structures as well as other features for combining data with a template to produce text output.

³ http://docs.makotemplates.org/en/latest/ ...