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+``import``
+==========
+
+Twig supports putting often used code into :doc:`macros<../tags/macro>`. These
+macros can go into different templates and get imported from there.
+
+There are two ways to import templates. You can import the complete template
+into a variable or request specific macros from it.
+
+Imagine we have a helper module that renders forms (called ``forms.html``):
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% macro input(name, value, type, size) %}
+ <input type="{{ type|default('text') }}" name="{{ name }}" value="{{ value|e }}" size="{{ size|default(20) }}" />
+ {% endmacro %}
+
+ {% macro textarea(name, value, rows, cols) %}
+ <textarea name="{{ name }}" rows="{{ rows|default(10) }}" cols="{{ cols|default(40) }}">{{ value|e }}</textarea>
+ {% endmacro %}
+
+The easiest and most flexible is importing the whole module into a variable.
+That way you can access the attributes:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% import 'forms.html' as forms %}
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt>Username</dt>
+ <dd>{{ forms.input('username') }}</dd>
+ <dt>Password</dt>
+ <dd>{{ forms.input('password', null, 'password') }}</dd>
+ </dl>
+ <p>{{ forms.textarea('comment') }}</p>
+
+Alternatively you can import names from the template into the current
+namespace:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% from 'forms.html' import input as input_field, textarea %}
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt>Username</dt>
+ <dd>{{ input_field('username') }}</dd>
+ <dt>Password</dt>
+ <dd>{{ input_field('password', '', 'password') }}</dd>
+ </dl>
+ <p>{{ textarea('comment') }}</p>
+
+.. tip::
+
+ To import macros from the current file, use the special ``_self`` variable
+ for the source.
+
+.. seealso:: :doc:`macro<../tags/macro>`, :doc:`from<../tags/from>`