View.template_path can hold a list of path

View.load_template start looking for the template
in first path of the list.

pystache/view.py

@@ -53,11 +53,25 @@ def __getitem__(self, attr):
     def load_template(self):
         if self.template:
             return self.template
-
-        if not self.template_file:
-            name = self.get_template_name() + '.' + self.template_extension
+
+        if self.template_file:
+            return self._load_template()
+
+        name = self.get_template_name() + '.' + self.template_extension
+
+        if isinstance(self.template_path, basestring):
             self.template_file = os.path.join(self.template_path, name)
+            return self._load_template()
+
+        for path in self.template_path:
+            self.template_file = os.path.join(path, name)
+            if os.path.exists(self.template_file):
+                return self._load_template()
+
+        raise IOError('"%s" not found in "%s"' % (name, ':'.join(self.template_path),))
 
+
+    def _load_template(self):
         f = open(self.template_file, 'r')
         try:
             template = f.read()

tests/test_view.py

@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ def test_kwargs(self):
     def test_template_load(self):
         view = Simple(thing='world')
         self.assertEquals(view.render(), "Hi world!")
+
+    def test_template_load_from_multiple_path(self):
+        path = Simple.template_path
+        Simple.template_path = ('examples/nowhere','examples',)
+        try:
+            view = Simple(thing='world')
+            self.assertEquals(view.render(), "Hi world!")
+        finally:
+            Simple.template_path = path
+
+    def test_template_load_from_multiple_path_fail(self):
+        path = Simple.template_path
+        Simple.template_path = ('examples/nowhere',)
+        try:
+            view = Simple(thing='world')
+            self.assertRaises(IOError, view.render)
+        finally:
+            Simple.template_path = path
 
     def test_basic_method_calls(self):
         view = Simple()