[Tutor] string.Template

[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hello,

Is there a better, *built-in* alternative for the code below? The recursion works,
but it feels like reinventing the wheel.

import string

def translate(template, *args):
    """Recursively $-substitute <template> using <args> as a replacement"""
    syntax = string.Template(template).substitute(*args)
    if "$" in syntax:
        return translate(syntax, *args)
    return syntax

template = """\
Monty $surname
$more
"""
more = """\
The quest for the holy $grail
"""
surname="Python"
grail="Grail"
print translate(template, locals())

Thank you!

Regards,
Albert-Jan


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