Generate config file from template using Python search and replace.

Mon Nov 30 04:14:16 EST 2015

Mr Zaug wrote:
> On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 5:50:51 PM UTC-5, Peter Otten wrote:
>> Mr Zaug wrote:
>>>> > When I run this script on OS X El Capitan, I see,
>> > 
>> > # permission sensitive cache
>> > $include "_dispatcher_shared_auth-checker:
>> > 
>> > Was I supposed to incorporate it into the script I posted?
>>>> Are you referring to my post? I'm sorry, I can't make sense of your
>> question.
>> Yes. The snippet you posted went way over my head. When I ran it, it
> printed
>> # permission sensitive cache
> $include "_dispatcher_shared_auth-checker:

It's hard to tell from that problem description what might have gone wrong. 
However:
In your template file you have to enclose all words you want to replace in 
braces ("you have foo options" becomes "you have {foo} options"), to replace 
all literal { with {{ and all literal } with }}.
Did you do that?