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Passing variables to html file on Python

I'm using the following function to execute a simple HTML view:

import cherrypy
class index(object):
    @cherrypy.expose
    def example(self):
        var = "goodbye"
        index = open("index.html").read()
        return index

Our index.html file is:

<body>
    <h1>Hello, {var}!</h1> 
</body>

How can I pass the {var} variable to the view from my controller?

I'm using CherryPy microframework to run the HTTP server and I'm NOT using any template engine.

Solution

  • change your html file and format it.

    index.html 

    <body>
    <h1>Hello, {first_header:}!</h1>
    <p>{p2:}, {p1:}!</p>
</body>

    The code

    index = open("index.html").read().format(first_header='goodbye', 
                                         p1='World', 
                                         p2='Hello')

    The Output

    <body>
    <h1>Hello, goodbye!</h1>
    <p>Hello, World!</p>
</body>