adding support for implicit iterators

pystache/template.py

@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class Template(object):
         """Given a tag name and context, finds, escapes, and renders the tag."""
         raw = get_or_attr(context, tag_name, '')
         if not raw and raw is not 0:
+            if tag_name == '.':
+                raw = context
+            else:
                 return ''
         return cgi.escape(unicode(raw))
 

tests/test_pystache.py

@@ -79,5 +79,21 @@ class TestPystache(unittest.TestCase):
 </ul>
 """)
     
+    def test_implicit_iterator(self):
+        template = """
+<ul>
+  {{#users}}
+    <li>{{.}}</li>
+  {{/users}}
+</ul>
+"""
+        context = { 'users': [ 'Chris', 'Tom','PJ' ] }
+        ret = pystache.render(template, context)
+        self.assertEquals(ret, """
+<ul>
+  <li>Chris</li><li>Tom</li><li>PJ</li>
+</ul>
+""")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()