# Primer on Jinja Templating

DevFeed: [Primer on Jinja Templating](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/primer-on-jinja-templating-10823.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://realpython.com/primer-on-jinja-templating/>)

Author: Philipp Acsany

Published: 2026-09-13T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Real Python](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/real-python.md>)

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## AI overview

A practical introduction to Jinja templating in Python. The tutorial covers installation, template creation and rendering, dynamic content, conditionals, loops, filters, macros, nesting, standalone text generation, and integration with Flask.

## Source excerpt

With Jinja, you can build rich templates that power the front end of your web applications. But you can use Jinja without a web framework running in the background. Anytime you want to create text files with programmatic content, Jinja can help you out.