Get html output from python code

Question

I have dictionary and would like to produce html page where will be drawn simple html table with keys and values. How it can be done from python code?

You'll need to provide more information. How are you outputting this HTML; are you using a template library like Genshi? How are you producing a table from a dictionary? Is each item in the dict a list of values for that column? — DNS
– DNS, Commented Dec 23, 2009 at 16:08
I don't use any template libraries and if you can advice something to have output then it would be good. Html table is simple. Two columns where first are the keys and second their corresponding values. — yart
– yart, Commented Dec 23, 2009 at 16:11

rui · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 19:46:30Z

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output = "<html><body><table>"
for key in your_dict:
  output += "<tr><td>%s</td><td>%s</td></tr>" % (key, your_dict[key])
output += "</table></body></html>
print output

edited Dec 23, 2009 at 19:46

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 16:09

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jbochi Over a year ago

maybe you meant 'for key, value in your_dict:' ;-)

bobince Over a year ago

Remember to HTML-escape any text you concatenate into HTML, or you'll have bugs and cross-site-scripting security holes.

rui Over a year ago

Fixed the value issue, thanks jbochi. Regarding HTML escaping I could have added cgi.escape(...) but I'll leave it simple.

yart Over a year ago

Thank you rui. Formatting html strings is enough for simple html table.

jbochi · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 16:16:26Z

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You can use a template engine like Jinja. A list of engines for templating is available here.

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 16:16

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luc · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 16:07:50Z

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You maybe interested by markup see http://markup.sourceforge.net/

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 16:07

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sateesh · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 17:23:02Z

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You may also consider using Mako template library.

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 17:23

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chauncey · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 20:28:40Z

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Along with the numerous template engines, you might consider using Python's built in Template. It will give you basic templating functionality without needing to learn (or choose) a template library.

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 20:28

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