Glossary

Configurator

pyramid.config.Configurator

dotted Python name

A reference to a Python object by name using a string, in the form path.to.modulename:attributename.

hapis

A collection of python packages.

includeme

import myapp

config.include(myapp)

For this to work properly, the myapp module must contain a callable with the special name includeme, which should perform package configuration.

plugin

Package that could be integrated by the framework in a sensible, structured way into an arbitrarily-written application or project created by a third-party developer.

Pyramid

A web framework.