(tokens, formatter, outfile=None)
Format a tokenlist ``tokens`` with the formatter ``formatter``.

    If ``outfile`` is given and a valid file object (an object
    with a ``write`` method), the result will be written to it, otherwise
    it is returned as a string.
Format a tokenlist ``tokens`` with the formatter ``formatter``.
Format a tokenlist tokens with the formatter formatter .
def format(tokens, formatter, outfile=None):
    """
    Format a tokenlist ``tokens`` with the formatter ``formatter``.

    If ``outfile`` is given and a valid file object (an object
    with a ``write`` method), the result will be written to it, otherwise
    it is returned as a string.
    """
    try:
        if not outfile:
            #print formatter, 'using', formatter.encoding
            realoutfile = formatter.encoding and BytesIO() or StringIO()
            formatter.format(tokens, realoutfile)
            return realoutfile.getvalue()
        else:
            formatter.format(tokens, outfile)
    except TypeError, err:
        if isinstance(err.args[0], str) and \
           'unbound method format' in err.args[0]:
            raise TypeError('format() argument must be a formatter instance, '
                            'not a class')
        raise
def format ( tokens , formatter , outfile = None ) : try : if not outfile : #print formatter, 'using', formatter.encoding realoutfile = formatter . encoding and BytesIO ( ) or StringIO ( ) formatter . format ( tokens , realoutfile ) return realoutfile . getvalue ( ) else : formatter . format ( tokens , outfile ) except TypeError , err : if isinstance ( err . args [ 0 ] , str ) and 'unbound method format' in err . args [ 0 ] : raise TypeError ( 'format() argument must be a formatter instance, ' 'not a class' ) raise