diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 727dc053..008be4cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ env CHROME_BINARY=google-chrome-stable RESOLUTION=1440,900 FETCH_PDF=False ./arc
To tweak the outputted html index file's look and feel, just copy the files in `templates/` somewhere else and edit away. Use the two index config variables above to point the script to your new custom template files.
-The templates use format strings (not a proper templating engine like jinja2), which is why the CSS is double-bracketed `{{...}}`.
-
## Publishing Your Archive
The archive produced by `./archive.py` is suitable for serving on any provider that
diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index d8a5910a..ab80a70b 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
import os
from datetime import datetime
+from string import Template
from config import INDEX_TEMPLATE, INDEX_ROW_TEMPLATE
from parse import derived_link_info
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def dump_index(links, service):
link_html = f.read()
article_rows = '\n'.join(
- link_html.format(**derived_link_info(link)) for link in links
+ Template(link_html).substitute(**derived_link_info(link)) for link in links
)
template_vars = {
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@ def dump_index(links, service):
}
with open(os.path.join(service, 'index.html'), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
- f.write(index_html.format(**template_vars))
+ f.write(Template(index_html).substitute(template_vars))
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index f6287e5d..c33dc5ca 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
Archived Sites
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 Starred |
- Saved Articles ({num_links}) |
+ Saved Articles ($num_links) |
Files |
PDF |
Screenshot |
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
Original URL |
- {rows}
+ $rows
Archived Sites