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date: 2012/04/19 23:34
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slug: jinja-support-in-nikola-ready-for-testing
tags: python, programming, nikola
title: Jinja support in Nikola ready for testing
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updated: 2012/04/19 23:34
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Since some people really don't like Mako, and prefer Jinja2, I decided
to make the template engine modular in `Nikola <http://getnikola.com>`_
my static site/blog generator.

All things considered, there is very little difference on the API side:

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.. figure:: //ralsina.me/galleries/random/jinjavsmako.thumbnail.png
   :target: //ralsina.me/galleries/random/jinjavsmako.png

I even ported the default theme to Jinja! And not all that much is
different on the template side, either:

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.. figure:: //ralsina.me/galleries/random/jinjavsmako1.thumbnail.png
   :target: //ralsina.me/galleries/random/jinjavsmako1.png

But hey, to each his own. Other template engines are probably easy to plug, too.

Branch up for review `here in github <https://github.com/ralsina/nikola/pull/6>`_
and yes, anyone reading this who knows Jinja2 or python is welcome to review it.