""" Reads an XML template from a file """

import os


class XMLTemplate:
    """ Reads and instanciates a template from a file """

    def __init__(self, path):
        self.path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), path)
        with open(self.path, "r") as handle:
            self.template_str = handle.read()

    def inst(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """ instanciates the template """
        return self.template_str.format(*args, **kwargs)