gistfile1.py

import time
from jinja2 import Template as j
from django.template import Template as d
from django.template import Context


template = """
<div>
    {% for priority in priorities %}
    <div class="{{ priority.slug }}" priority="{{ priority.id }}" max_prods="{{ priority.max_prods }}" rank="{{ priority.rank }}">
        {{ priority.rank }}
    </div>
    {% endfor %}
</div>
"""

data = {'priorities': [{'max_prods': 5L, 'order': 0L, 'id': 1L, 'rank': u'P0', 'slug': u'p0'},
{'max_prods': 10L, 'order': 1L, 'id': 2L, 'rank': u'P1', 'slug': u'p1'},
{'max_prods': 0L, 'order': 2L, 'id': 3L, 'rank': u'P2', 'slug': u'p2'},
{'max_prods': 0L, 'order': 3L, 'id': 4L, 'rank': u"Don't want", 'slug': u'no'},
{'max_prods': 0L, 'order': 4L, 'id': 5L, 'rank': u'Want', 'slug': u'want'},
{'max_prods': 0L, 'order': 6L, 'id': 6L, 'rank': u'Blocked', 'slug': u'blocked'},
{'max_prods': 0L, 'order': 5L, 'id': 7L, 'rank': u'Sensitive', 'slug': u'sensitive'}]}

d_data = Context(data)

j_t = j(template, autoescape=True)
def rj():
    j_t.render(data)

d_t = d(template)
def rd():
    d_t.render(d_data)

for render in [rj, rd]:
    start_time = time.time()
    for i in xrange(1000):
        render()
    end_time = time.time()
    print end_time - start_time