---
name: "empy3"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-empy"
version: "3.3.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/empy3"
---

# empy3(1)

A powerful and robust templating system for Python

## NAME

empy -  A powerful and robust templating system for Python

## SYNOPSIS

empy \[options\] \[\<filename, or  '-' for stdin\>  \[\<argument\>\]\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **empy** command.

**EmPy** is a system for embedding Python expressions and statements in template text; it takes an EmPy source file, processes it, and produces output. This is accomplished via expansions, which are special signals to the EmPy system and are set off by a special prefix (by default the at sign, @).

- EmPy can expand arbitrary Python expressions and statements in this way, as well as a variety of special forms. Textual data not explicitly delimited in this way is sent unaffected to the output, allowing Python to be used in effect as a markup language. Also supported are callbacks via hooks, recording and playback via diversions, and dynamic, chainable filters. The system is highly configurable via command line options and embedded commands.

  ## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**python**(1)](/python/1.md).\

## AUTHOR

EmPy was written by Erik Max Francis \<software@alcyone.com\>.

This manual page was written by Ana Beatriz Guerrero Lopez, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).