A small class that accepts an object/data and creates a dynamic pagination.

paginationClass.py

class Paginate(object):
    result_size = 0
    current_page = 0

    def __init__(self, results, page, limit=5):
        self.result_size = len(results)
        self.current_page = page
        self.results = results
        self.limit = limit

    def has_next(self):
        return bool(((self.current_page + 1) * self.limit) < self.result_size)

    def has_prev(self):
        return self.current_page > 0

    @property
    def pages(self):
        return int(ceil(self.result_size / float(self.limit)))

    @property
    def last_index(self):
        return (self.current_page + 1) * self.limit

    @property
    def first_index(self):
        return self.last_index - self.limit

    def get_current_page_results(self):
        if self.first_index > self.result_size:
            self.current_page = 0
        if self.last_index > self.result_size:
            return self.results[self.first_index:]
        else:
            return self.results[self.first_index:self.last_index]

#sample usage
  @app.route('/search')
    def search():
        app.logger.debug('Search page called.')
        # TODO: not sure about the below code :-)
        page = int(request.args.get('page', 0))
        results = search_api.get_search_results()
        pagination = Paginate(results, page)
        return render_template(pagination=pagination)