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Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings?

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On Saturday, February 8, 2014 9:41:53 AM UTC+2, cstru...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am writing a couple of class methods to build up several 
> lines of html.  Some of the lines are conditional and most need 
> variables inserted in them.  Searching the web has given me a 
> few ideas.  Each has its pro's and cons.
> 
> The best I have come up with is:
> 
> def output_header_js(self, jquery=True, theme=None):
>     if self.static_path is None :
>         return None
> 
>     if jquery is True:
>         output = '"<script type="text/javascript" '
>         output += 'src="/%s/jquery/jqueryui.js"></script>'% static
>         output += '"<script type="text/javascript" '
>         output += 'src="/%s/jquery/jquery.js"></script>'% static
> 
>     if theme is not None:
>         output += '<link href="/%s/jtable/themes/%s/jtable.css" '% static, theme
> 
>         output += 'rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />'
> 
>     output += '"<script type="text/javascript" '
>     output += 'src="/%s/jtable/jquery.jtable.js"></script>' % "static"
> 
> I realize that a lot of the above looks repetitive but it is 
> designed to eliminate boilerplate HTML.
> 

note, due to strings are immutable - for every line in sum operation 
above you produce new object and throw out older one. you can write 
one string spanned at multiple lines in very clear form. 


/Asaf

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What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? cstrutton11@gmail.com - 2014-02-07 23:41 -0800
  Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-08 00:13 -0800
    Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? cstrutton11@gmail.com - 2014-02-08 01:56 -0800
      Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-08 11:06 +0000
      Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-08 03:28 -0800
        Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-02-08 04:33 -0800
    Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? cstrutton11@gmail.com - 2014-02-08 02:11 -0800
      Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-08 13:34 +0000
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    Re: What is the most pythonic way to build up large strings? cstrutton11@gmail.com - 2014-02-08 01:51 -0800
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