# defunkt/pystache

Mustache in Python

Repository: https://github.com/defunkt/pystache
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pystache
Homepage: http://mustache.github.com/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-09-30T16:58:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6152, "days_push": 1798, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1314, forks 307 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.465186+00:00)

## What it is
Pystache is a Python implementation of the Mustache logic-free templating system, passing the official Mustache spec. It also provides a small command-line interface for rendering templates.

## Use cases
- render mustache templates in python
- separate logic from presentation in templates
- framework-agnostic html templating
- render templates from the command line
- logicless template engine for python 2 and 3

## When to choose
- you need spec-compliant Mustache rendering in Python
- you want templates with no embedded application logic
- you need support for legacy Python versions

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively maintained templating library
- you want logic in your templates (loops with conditions, custom filters)
- you are starting a new project on modern Python stacks

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: templating
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: mustache, logic-free-templates, template-engine

## Member repositories
- defunkt/pystache (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.465186+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:48:45.818911+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/defunkt/pystache (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.465186+00:00, sha 5d109acc415e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.