diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/template.py b/jrnl/plugins/template.py
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--- a/jrnl/plugins/template.py
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@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2021 jrnl contributors
-# License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
-
-import re
-
-import yaml
-
-VAR_RE = r"[_a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"
-EXPRESSION_RE = r"[\[\]():.a-zA-Z0-9_]*"
-PRINT_RE = r"{{ *(.+?) *}}"
-START_BLOCK_RE = r"{% *(if|for) +(.+?) *%}"
-END_BLOCK_RE = r"{% *end(for|if) *%}"
-FOR_RE = r"{{% *for +({varname}) +in +([^%]+) *%}}".format(varname=VAR_RE)
-IF_RE = r"{% *if +(.+?) *%}"
-BLOCK_RE = r"{% *block +(.+?) *%}((?:.|\n)+?){% *endblock *%}"
-INCLUDE_RE = r"{% *include +(.+?) *%}"
-
-
-class Template:
-    def __init__(self, template):
-        self.template = template
-        self.clean_template = None
-        self.blocks = {}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_file(cls, filename):
-        with open(filename) as f:
-            front_matter, body = f.read().strip("-\n").split("---", 2)
-            front_matter = yaml.load(front_matter, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
-            template = cls(body)
-        template.__dict__.update(front_matter)
-        return template
-
-    def render(self, **vars):
-        if self.clean_template is None:
-            self._get_blocks()
-        return self._expand(self.clean_template, **vars)
-
-    def render_block(self, block, **vars):
-        if self.clean_template is None:
-            self._get_blocks()
-        return self._expand(self.blocks[block], **vars)
-
-    def _eval_context(self, vars):
-        import asteval
-
-        e = asteval.Interpreter(use_numpy=False, writer=None)
-        e.symtable.update(vars)
-        e.symtable["__last_iteration"] = vars.get("__last_iteration", False)
-        return e
-
-    def _get_blocks(self):
-        def s(match):
-            name, contents = match.groups()
-            self.blocks[name] = self._strip_single_nl(contents)
-            return ""
-
-        self.clean_template = re.sub(BLOCK_RE, s, self.template, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-
-    def _expand(self, template, **vars):
-        stack = sorted(
-            [
-                (m.start(), 1, m.groups()[0])
-                for m in re.finditer(START_BLOCK_RE, template)
-            ]
-            + [
-                (m.end(), -1, m.groups()[0])
-                for m in re.finditer(END_BLOCK_RE, template)
-            ]
-        )
-
-        last_nesting, nesting = 0, 0
-        start = 0
-        result = ""
-        block_type = None
-        if not stack:
-            return self._expand_vars(template, **vars)
-
-        for pos, indent, typ in stack:
-            nesting += indent
-            if nesting == 1 and last_nesting == 0:
-                block_type = typ
-                result += self._expand_vars(template[start:pos], **vars)
-                start = pos
-            elif nesting == 0 and last_nesting == 1:
-                if block_type == "if":
-                    result += self._expand_cond(template[start:pos], **vars)
-                elif block_type == "for":
-                    result += self._expand_loops(template[start:pos], **vars)
-                elif block_type == "block":
-                    result += self._save_block(template[start:pos], **vars)
-                start = pos
-            last_nesting = nesting
-
-        result += self._expand_vars(template[stack[-1][0] :], **vars)
-        return result
-
-    def _expand_vars(self, template, **vars):
-        safe_eval = self._eval_context(vars)
-        expanded = re.sub(
-            INCLUDE_RE, lambda m: self.render_block(m.groups()[0], **vars), template
-        )
-        return re.sub(PRINT_RE, lambda m: str(safe_eval(m.groups()[0])), expanded)
-
-    def _expand_cond(self, template, **vars):
-        start_block = re.search(IF_RE, template, re.M)
-        end_block = list(re.finditer(END_BLOCK_RE, template, re.M))[-1]
-        expression = start_block.groups()[0]
-        sub_template = self._strip_single_nl(
-            template[start_block.end() : end_block.start()]
-        )
-
-        safe_eval = self._eval_context(vars)
-        if safe_eval(expression):
-            return self._expand(sub_template)
-        return ""
-
-    def _strip_single_nl(self, template, strip_r=True):
-        if template[0] == "\n":
-            template = template[1:]
-        if strip_r and template[-1] == "\n":
-            template = template[:-1]
-        return template
-
-    def _expand_loops(self, template, **vars):
-        start_block = re.search(FOR_RE, template, re.M)
-        end_block = list(re.finditer(END_BLOCK_RE, template, re.M))[-1]
-        var_name, iterator = start_block.groups()
-        sub_template = self._strip_single_nl(
-            template[start_block.end() : end_block.start()], strip_r=False
-        )
-
-        safe_eval = self._eval_context(vars)
-
-        result = ""
-        items = safe_eval(iterator)
-        for idx, var in enumerate(items):
-            vars[var_name] = var
-            vars["__last_iteration"] = idx == len(items) - 1
-            result += self._expand(sub_template, **vars)
-        del vars[var_name]
-        return self._strip_single_nl(result)