gistfile1.py

class Lolwut(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_Fail(self):
        template = '''                        
            #set $title = $title.split('|')[0]
            This is my title: $title
        '''                                                   
        template = Cheetah.Template.Template.compile(template)               
        template = template(namespaces={'title' : 'Thing | Other'}).respond()
        print template