Glossary

engine

The SQLAlchemy database engine being used, see Engine Configuration for further details.

environ

The standard dict object passed into a WSGI callable.

khufu_sqlalchemy

khufu_sqlalchemy is meant to reduce the plumbing required to configure a SQLAlchemy based database connection with a Pyramid based web app.

Pyramid

Pyramid is a small, fast, down-to-earth Python web application development framework.

pyramid_tm

Transaction handling based on the transaction package.

session factory

The SQLAlchemy database session factory being used, see Using the Session for further details.

SQLAlchemy

An Object relational framework.

sqlalchemy.url

The settings key used to derive a SQLAlchemy engine from.

transaction

A database transaction comprises a unit of work performed within a database management system. Within this context it is also the name of a Python distribution.

zope.sqlalchemy

zope.sqlalchemy connects SQLAlchemy to general purpose transaction machinery