Jinja2

Jinja2 is a fast, expressive, and extensible templating engine for Python. It is the default template language for Ansible and is widely used for generating dynamic configurations, scripts, and documentation in network automation.

Key Features

• Powerful template syntax (loops, conditionals, filters)
• Easy integration with Python and automation tools
• Supports custom filters and extensions
• Used by Ansible, SaltStack, and other automation frameworks

Typical Use Cases

• Generating device configurations from inventory data
• Creating dynamic playbooks and scripts
• Automating documentation and reports
• Building templates for cloud and infrastructure as code

Resources

• Official Jinja2 Documentation
• Jinja2 Templating in Ansible: Tutorial
• Jinja2 Blog Posts (search for Jinja2-related content)

For more on using Jinja2 in network automation, see the NetDevOps Tools Index.