Learn PYRAMID with Real Code Examples

Pyramid provides a minimal core while allowing developers to add only the components they need.

It supports URL dispatch and traversal for routing.

Templating is pluggable, supporting Jinja2, Mako, or Chameleon.

Includes support for authentication, authorization, and security policies.

Used for small apps, APIs, and scalable enterprise applications requiring flexibility.

Configurator for app setup and configuration

Views to handle HTTP requests

Routing via URL dispatch or resource traversal

Security policies for authentication/authorization

Flexible templating and response rendering

Configurator - central object to configure Pyramid app

Routes - map URLs to views

Views - Python functions that handle requests

Templates - render HTML using pluggable engines

Security policies - authentication and authorization controls

project_name/ - project root

project_name/views/ - request handlers

project_name/templates/ - HTML templates

project_name/static/ - CSS, JS, images

development.ini / production.ini - environment configs

Set up Pyramid project using scaffold

Define routes and connect to views

Configure templates and static assets

Set up database and integrate with SQLAlchemy or other ORM

Test and run the app locally with `pserve`

Beginner: simple web page or API endpoint

Intermediate: CRUD app with database integration

Advanced: REST API with authentication and modular design

Expert: scalable enterprise app with multiple add-ons

Architect: integrate Pyramid in microservices or distributed system

Pyramid vs Django: Pyramid is lightweight/flexible, Django is batteries-included

Pyramid vs Flask: Pyramid is more structured, Flask is extremely minimal

Pyramid vs FastAPI: Pyramid is sync-first but extensible, FastAPI is async-first

Pyramid vs Tornado: Tornado is event-driven async server, Pyramid is WSGI-based

Pyramid vs Express.js: Python WSGI framework vs Node.js runtime framework

2005 – Pyramid initial release

2006–2010 – URL dispatch, traversal, and scaffolds introduced

2011–2015 – Security policies and add-ons enhanced

2016–2020 – Python 3 and modern templating support

2021–2025 – Async support and modern best-practices adoption

Configurator - central object for app configuration

Route - URL pattern mapped to a view

View - request handler function

Template - pluggable HTML renderer

Security policy - authentication/authorization rules