Rendering a view using template():
@get('/start/<page:int>')
def start(page=1):
return template('start', page=page)
Same example using a view() decorator:
@get('/start/<page:int>')
@view('start')
def start(page=1):
return dict(page=page)
Is there any difference between the two other than personal preference?
Well, I am not a professional developer so I may say something that goes against most basic good manners in coding, but I find more useful to use return template() because I can use several templates, while with view decorator that is not possible. E.G:
@get('/start/<page:int>')
def start(page=1):
return template('header',username=username)+template('start', page=page)+template('foot')
Of course it is possible to do this with @views and %include subtemplates in the template, and probably in one million other ways too, but... it's a difference!
...Or is it possible to call several templates within one @view?