Mako "Missing parentheses in %def"

Question

In trying to add a cached section to a Mako template, I get the error listed in the above question. Adding () to the end gets rid of the error, but I see no content on my page. Any help is appreciated!

<%def name="test" cached="True" cache_timeout="60" cache_type="file">
    Test
/%def>

Answer 1

My problem was that I was not aware that <%def> defines a function. If I use the parenthesis and call the function via ${test()} right after definition, it works as expected.