What is the way to reference an image from within a bottle templ

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What is the way to reference an image from within a bottle template?

When within a bottle template file, what is the way to reference a static file? for example this one?

<body background='/static/img/digital.gif'>

Why the above relative file fails to load the image? How can i reference it correctly? If i try it as:

<body background="{{ static_file( 'digital.gif', root='./static/img' }}">

The image also fail to render.

Why Bottle fail to render the image even if no 'static_file' function is used?

Answer

In Bottle, when referencing static files, you should make sure that you set up the static file route correctly and reference the file in a way that the template engine can access it. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you with referencing static files in your template.

Issue:

You are trying to reference an image like this:

<body background='/static/img/digital.gif'>

This will fail to load the image if the static file route isn't set up properly. Bottle won't automatically serve static files unless you tell it how to do so. The reason why this fails is that Bottle doesn't know where to serve static files from unless you explicitly tell it where to look.

Solution:

  1. Set Up the Static File Route in Bottle: First, you need to ensure that Bottle is configured to serve static files. You can do this using the static_file helper and the Bottle.route decorator.

    For example, in your Bottle app:

    from bottle import Bottle, static_file, template

app = Bottle()

# Serve static files from the 'static' directory
@app.route('/static/<filepath:path>')
def server_static(filepath):
    return static_file(filepath, root='./static')

    In the above code:

    • The route /static/<filepath:path> tells Bottle to look for files under the ./static folder whenever a request comes in for /static/....
    • The static_file function will serve files like images, CSS, and JavaScript correctly from the folder you specify.

  2. Reference Static Files in the Template: Once you've set up the static route, you can reference the static files within your template. Here are two ways to do it:

    • Absolute Path Method (without using static_file inside the template):

      <body background="/static/img/digital.gif">

      Since Bottle now knows to look for static files under /static, this path should resolve correctly to ./static/img/digital.gif.

    • Using static_file in Template (Optional): If you want to use the static_file function directly in your template, you'd typically call it from within a view function in your Bottle app, not in the template itself. However, Bottle's static_file is not intended for use in templates. Templates are usually passed paths directly, and static_file is generally used in routes.

      So, this:

      <body background="{{ static_file('digital.gif', root='./static/img') }}">

      Won't work, because static_file is a route helper that generates the URL for serving static files and is typically not used directly within templates in this way.

Correct Template Rendering:

To render the template correctly, you should reference the static image like this:

<body background="/static/img/digital.gif">

And in your Bottle app, make sure you render the template with the static files route available:

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return template('index')

Conclusion:

  1. Set up the static file route using @app.route('/static/<filepath:path>').
  2. Reference static files directly in the template with a path like /static/img/digital.gif.
  3. Avoid using static_file in the template directly—it's meant for use within your Bottle route handlers.
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