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Jinja (template engine)
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<p>Jinja is a <a href="/facts/Template_engine_(web)/zWstHsCF">web template engine</a> for the <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python programming language</a>. It was created by <a href="/facts/Armin_Ronacher/aqGBY1Qr">Armin Ronacher</a> and is licensed under a <a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD License</a>. Jinja is similar to the <a href="/facts/Django_(web_framework)/TjPPmvSg">Django</a> template engine, but provides Python-like expressions while ensuring that the templates are evaluated in a <a href="/facts/Sandbox_(computer_security)/WEm2u7oG">sandbox</a>. It is a text-based template language and thus can be used to generate any markup as well as source code. </p><p>The Jinja template engine allows customization of <a href="/facts/Tag_(programming)/7xcBCsIK">tags</a>, <a href="/facts/Filter_(software)/PKwFrEfI">filters</a> (for formatting or transforming values), <a href="/facts/Conditional_(computer_programming)/8gDQTqUD">tests</a> (for evaluating conditions), and <a href="/facts/Global_variable/XWF9zC08">globals</a>. Also, unlike the Django template engine, Jinja allows the template designer to call functions with arguments on objects. Jinja is <a href="/facts/Flask_(web_framework)/ubK8Ry4U">Flask</a>'s default template engine and it is also used by <a href="/facts/Ansible_(software)/g8nwgwBG">Ansible</a>, <a href="/facts/Trac/vYhkdoA3">Trac</a>, and <a href="/facts/Salt_(software)/bpCEck56">Salt</a>. It is also used to make SQL <a href="/facts/Macro_(computer_science)/7abAsm1o">macros</a>, for example for use with <a href="/facts/Data_build_tool/JkYomLEq">dbt</a>. </p>