def template_wrapper(self, variables = {}): pages = Post.get_pages_published() buckley = self.get_buckley_conf() user = self.get_user_object() static = self.get_static_resources() additional = { 'buckley': buckley, 'pages': pages, 'user': user, 'static': static } return dict(zip(additional.keys() + variables.keys(), additional.values() + variables.values()));