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Mako (template engine)

Mako is a template library written in Python. Mako is an embedded Python language, which refines the familiar ideas of componentized layout and inheritance. The Mako template is used by Reddit. It is the default template language included with the Pylons and Pyramid web frameworks.

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Mako
Original authorMike Bayer1
ReleaseDecember 31, 2006 (2006-12-31)2
Stable release
1.3.123 Edit this on Wikidata
Written inPython
TypeTemplate engine
LicenseMIT License
Websitebitbucket.org/zzzeek/mako Edit this on Wikidata
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Mako is a template library written in Python. Mako is an embedded Python (i.e. Python Server Page) language, which refines the familiar ideas of componentized layout and inheritance. The Mako template is used by Reddit.4 It is the default template language included with the Pylons5 and Pyramid6 web frameworks.

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  1. Mike Bayer is the creator of SQLAlchemy and Mako Templates for Python.
  2. "Mako Release History". Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Release 1.3.12". 28 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  4. "A Beginners Guide to the reddit Source Code: Part 2, the View, Templates and Mako". 4 February 2011.
  5. "Views — Pylons Framework 1.0.2 documentation".
  6. "Templates — the Pyramid Community Cookbook v0.2". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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