diff --git a/scripts/convert_templates.py b/scripts/convert_templates.py
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+++ b/scripts/convert_templates.py
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+import glob, os
+
+delimiters = ('{%','%}')
+
+filenames = glob.glob('views/*')+glob.glob('views/*/*')
+for filename in filenames:
+    if not os.path.isdir(filename):
+        page = open(filename,'rb').read()
+        page = page.replace('{{',delimiters[0]+' ').replace('}}',' '+delimiters[1])
+        open(filename,'wb').write(page)
+code = open('models/db.py','rb').read()
+code = code + '\n\n# custom delimiters for ractive.js or angular.js\nresponse.delimiters = %s\n' % repr(delimiters)
+open('models/db.py','wb').write(code)