Learn PYRAMID-REST with Real Code Examples

Install Pyramid: `pip install pyramid`

Install Pyramid-REST helpers: e.g., `pyramid_services`, `pyramid_tm`

Create Pyramid project using `cookiecutter pyramid-starter`

Define routes and REST views

Run project via `pserve development.ini`

Install Python 3.11+

Create virtual environment

Install Pyramid and required add-ons

Set up development.ini or production.ini

Run app and test REST endpoints

development.ini / production.ini - configuration

setup.py - project packaging and dependencies

myproject/__init__.py - main application

myproject/views/ - resource/view modules

myproject/models/ - database models

pip install pyramid - install framework

pserve development.ini - run server

python setup.py develop - setup project locally

pytest - run tests

pcreate -s starter myproject - generate project scaffold

Use Pyramid i18n add-ons

UTF-8 content supported by default

Locale selection via request or URL

Messages externalized for translation

Integrate with external Python i18n libraries if needed

APIs accessible via HTTP clients

CORS support via add-ons

Follow REST conventions for predictability

Proper status codes and error messages

Input validation to prevent malformed requests

Primarily JSON APIs

Optional server-side HTML via Jinja2 or Chameleon

Serve static assets via static view configuration

Front-end frameworks optional (React/Vue/Angular)

No default CSS/JS, integrate as needed

Request state handled in Pyramid request object

Application state via configurator and global services

Sessions for user state

Caching via Beaker or add-ons

Transaction management via pyramid_tm

Database handled via SQLAlchemy or other ORM

Entities mapped to models

Connection pooling and transaction management

Caching frequently accessed data

Logging request lifecycle and errors