code: def render(cheetah_data, saltenv='base', sls='', method='xml', **kws):
      '''
      Render a Cheetah template.
  
      :rtype: A Python data structure
      '''
      if not HAS_LIBS:
          return {}
  
      if not isinstance(cheetah_data, six.string_types):
          cheetah_data = cheetah_data.read()
  
      if cheetah_data.startswith('#!'):
          cheetah_data = cheetah_data[(cheetah_data.find('\n') + 1):]
      if not cheetah_data.strip():
          return {}
  
      return six.text_type(Template(cheetah_data, searchList=[kws])f render(cheetah_data, saltenv='base', sls='', method='xml', **kws):
      '''
      Render a Cheetah template.
  
      :rtype: A Python data structure
      '''
      if not HAS_LIBS:
          return {}
  
      if not isinstance(cheetah_data, six.string_types):
          cheetah_data = cheetah_data.read()
  
      if cheetah_data.startswith('#!'):
          cheetah_data = cheetah_data[(cheetah_data.find('\n') + 1):]
      if not cheetah_data.strip():
          return {}
  
      return six.text_type(Template(cheetah_data, searchList=[kws]))
docs: Render a Cheetah template.
  
      :rtype: A Python data structure