need to package jinja2 template for python

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Answer 1

I've discovered a WORKAROUND, here. In this usage, the template is not part of a module or package; it is loaded directly from the file system. File system:

./index.py
./template.html

index.py:

#!/usr/bin/python
import jinja2

templateLoader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader( searchpath="." )
templateEnv = jinja2.Environment( loader=templateLoader )
TEMPLATE_FILE = "template.html"
template = templateEnv.get_template( TEMPLATE_FILE )
outputText = template.render( ) # this is where to put args to the template renderer

print ("Content-type: text/html\r\n\r\n")
print(outputText)