Shabti uses the Mako templating engine by default, which is the default template engine used by Pylons. Mako is very fast and flexible. However, if another template engine is preferred, such as Genshi (not longer such a good example as it is now supported as an alternate default for Pylons but Evoque and Brevé are other examples), it is trivial to set up another template engine for use with Pylons. Developers should consult the Pylons documentation for the full details of the dozen or sol lines of code required.