need to package jinja2 template for python

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Answer 1

Maybe an issue is in PYTHONPATH . According to Python documantation https://docs.python.org/2.7/tutorial/modules.html#the-module-search-path it searches for modules in :

• the directory containing the input script (or the current directory).
• PYTHONPATH (a list of directory names, with the same syntax as the shell variable PATH).
• the installation-dependent default.

You can add some code to your application - printing sys.path variable to make sure your applcation's path is also there.

import sys
from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader # no prob, jinja2 correctly installed using pip
print sys.path # printing your sys.path
env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('mypkg', 'template')) # causes server error

If it's not You can add by

sys.path.append(path_to_your_application)