merge changes from master

17 files changed, 125 insertions, 152 deletions

diff --git a/docs/narr/MyProject/myproject/__init__.py b/docs/narr/MyProject/myproject/__init__.py
index bfbbfd4df..580dfe546 100644
--- a/docs/narr/MyProject/myproject/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/narr/MyProject/myproject/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     """ This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
     """
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.add_view('myproject.views.my_view',
                     context='myproject.models.MyModel',
                     renderer='myproject:templates/mytemplate.pt')
     config.add_static_view('static', 'myproject:static')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
-
diff --git a/docs/narr/configuration.rst b/docs/narr/configuration.rst
index 6c5bc614b..d55a190e2 100644
--- a/docs/narr/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/configuration.rst
@@ -46,20 +46,16 @@ imperatively:
 
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        config = Configurator()
-       config.begin()
        config.add_view(hello_world)
-       config.end()
        app = config.make_wsgi_app()
        serve(app, host='0.0.0.0')
 
-We won't talk much about what this application does yet.  Just note
-that the "configuration' statements take place underneath the ``if
-__name__ == '__main__':`` stanza in the form of method calls on a
-:term:`Configurator` object (e.g. ``config.begin()``,
-``config.add_view(...)``, and ``config.end()``).  These statements take
-place one after the other, and are executed in order, so the full
-power of Python, including conditionals, can be employed in this mode
-of configuration.
+We won't talk much about what this application does yet.  Just note that the
+"configuration' statements take place underneath the ``if __name__ ==
+'__main__':`` stanza in the form of method calls on a :term:`Configurator`
+object (e.g. ``config.add_view(...)``).  These statements take place one
+after the other, and are executed in order, so the full power of Python,
+including conditionals, can be employed in this mode of configuration.
 
 .. index::
    single: view_config
@@ -122,9 +118,7 @@ and its subpackages.  For example:
       if __name__ == '__main__':
           from pyramid.configuration import Configurator
           config = Configurator()
-          config.begin()
           config.scan()
-          config.end()
           app = config.make_wsgi_app()
           serve(app, host='0.0.0.0')
 
diff --git a/docs/narr/firstapp.rst b/docs/narr/firstapp.rst
index ab1f86175..8835f395a 100644
--- a/docs/narr/firstapp.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/firstapp.rst
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ configured imperatively:
 
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        config = Configurator()
-       config.begin()
        config.add_view(hello_world)
        config.add_view(goodbye_world, name='goodbye')
-       config.end()
        app = config.make_wsgi_app()
        serve(app, host='0.0.0.0')
 
@@ -149,10 +147,8 @@ statement:
 
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        config = Configurator()
-       config.begin()
        config.add_view(hello_world)
        config.add_view(goodbye_world, name='goodbye')
-       config.end()
        app = config.make_wsgi_app()
        serve(app, host='0.0.0.0')
 
@@ -190,29 +186,6 @@ this particular :app:`Pyramid` application.  Methods called on the
 Configurator will cause registrations to be made in a
 :term:`application registry` associated with the application.
 
-Beginning Configuration
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-.. ignore-next-block
-.. code-block:: python
-
-   config.begin()
-
-The :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.begin` method tells
-the system that application configuration has begun.  In particular,
-this causes the :term:`application registry` associated with this
-configurator to become the "current" application registry. 
-Code that subsequently attempts to use the application registry 
-:term:`thread local` will obtain the registry associated with this 
-configurator.  This is an explicit step because it's sometimes 
-convenient to use a configurator without causing the registry 
-associated with the configurator to become "current".
-
-.. note::
-
-   See :ref:`threadlocals_chapter` for a discussion about what it
-   means for an application registry to be "current".
-
 .. _adding_configuration:
 
 Adding Configuration
@@ -281,28 +254,6 @@ important.  We can register ``goodbye_world`` first and
 ``hello_world`` second; :app:`Pyramid` will still give us the most
 specific callable when a request is dispatched to it.
 
-Ending Configuration
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-.. ignore-next-block
-.. code-block:: python
-
-   config.end()
-
-The :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.end` method tells the
-system that application configuration has ended.  It is the inverse of
-:meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.begin`.  In particular,
-this causes the :term:`application registry` associated with this
-configurator to no longer be the "current" application registry,
-meaning that code which attempts to use the application registry
-:term:`thread local` will no longer obtain the registry associated
-with the configurator.
-
-.. note::
-
-   See :ref:`threadlocals_chapter` for a discussion about what it
-   means for an application registry to be "current".
-
 .. index::
    single: make_wsgi_app
    single: WSGI application
diff --git a/docs/narr/project.rst b/docs/narr/project.rst
index 15fe0fdb3..225ced59c 100644
--- a/docs/narr/project.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/project.rst
@@ -751,14 +751,14 @@ also informs Python that the directory which contains it is a *package*.
 #. Line 2 imports the ``get_root`` function from
    :mod:`myproject.models` that we use later.
 
-#. Lines 4-14 define a function that returns a :app:`Pyramid`
+#. Lines 4-12 define a function that returns a :app:`Pyramid`
    WSGI application.  This function is meant to be called
    by the :term:`PasteDeploy` framework as a result of running
    ``paster serve``.
 
    Within this function, configuration is performed.
 
-   Lines 9-11 register a "default view" (a view that has no ``name``
+   Lines 8-10 register a "default view" (a view that has no ``name``
    attribute).  It is registered so that it will be found when the
    :term:`context` of the request is an instance of the
    :class:`myproject.models.MyModel` class.  The first argument to
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@ also informs Python that the directory which contains it is a *package*.
    ``templates`` directory of the ``myproject`` package.  The template file
    it actually points to is a :term:`Chameleon` ZPT template file.
 
-   Line 12 registers a static view, which will serve up the files from the
+   Line 11 registers a static view, which will serve up the files from the
    ``mypackage:static`` :term:`resource specification` (the ``static``
    directory of the ``mypackage`` package).
 
-   Line 14 returns a :term:`WSGI` application to the caller of the function
+   Line 12 returns a :term:`WSGI` application to the caller of the function
    (Paste).
 
 ``views.py``
diff --git a/docs/narr/unittesting.rst b/docs/narr/unittesting.rst
index 5cd8a0683..26035726b 100644
--- a/docs/narr/unittesting.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/unittesting.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. index::
+\.. index::
    single: unit testing
    single: integration testing
 
diff --git a/docs/narr/urldispatch.rst b/docs/narr/urldispatch.rst
index 4442be355..a86041e55 100644
--- a/docs/narr/urldispatch.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/urldispatch.rst
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ registry`.  Here's an example:
    # pyramid.configuration.Configurator class; "myview" is assumed
    # to be a "view callable" function
    from views import myview
-   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/:one/:two', view=myview)
+   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/{one}/{two}', view=myview)
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.0a4
+    Prior to 1.0a4, routes allow for a marker starting with a ``:``, for
+    example ``/prefix/{one}``. Starting in 1.0a4, this style is deprecated
+    in favor or ``{}`` usage which allows for additional functionality.
 
 .. index::
    single: route configuration; view callable
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ Here's an example route configuration that references a view callable:
    # pyramid.configuration.Configurator class; "myview" is assumed
    # to be a "view callable" function
    from myproject.views import myview
-   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/:one/:two', view=myview)
+   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/{one}/{two}', view=myview)
 
 You can also pass a :term:`dotted Python name` as the ``view`` argument
 rather than an actual callable:
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ rather than an actual callable:
    # pyramid.configuration.Configurator class; "myview" is assumed
    # to be a "view callable" function
    from myproject.views import myview
-   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/:one/:two', 
+   config.add_route('myroute', '/prefix/{one}/{two}', 
                     view='myproject.views.myview')
 
 When a route configuration names a ``view`` attribute, the :term:`view
@@ -200,28 +205,28 @@ the following patterns are equivalent:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   :foo/bar/baz
+   {foo}/bar/baz
 
 and:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   /:foo/bar/baz
+   /{foo}/bar/baz
 
-A patttern segment (an individual item between ``/`` characters in the
-pattern) may either be a literal string (e.g. ``foo``) *or* it may be
-a segment replacement marker (e.g. ``:foo``) or a certain combination
-of both.
+A pattern segment (an individual item between ``/`` characters in the pattern)
+may either be a literal string (e.g. ``foo``) *or* it may be a replacement
+marker (e.g. ``{foo}``) or a certain combination of both. A replacement marker
+does not need to be preceded by a ``/`` character.
 
-A segment replacement marker is in the format ``:name``, where this
-means "accept any characters up to the next nonalphaunumeric character
+A replacement marker is in the format ``{name}``, where this
+means "accept any characters up to the next non-alphanumeric character
 and use this as the ``name`` matchdict value."  For example, the
 following pattern defines one literal segment ("foo") and two dynamic
-segments ("baz", and "bar"):
+replacement markers ("baz", and "bar"):
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   foo/:baz/:bar
+   foo/{baz}/{bar}
 
 The above pattern will match these URLs, generating the following
 matchdicts:
@@ -244,24 +249,36 @@ pattern.  So, for instance, if this route pattern was used:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   foo/:name.html
+   foo/{name}.html
 
 The literal path ``/foo/biz.html`` will match the above route pattern,
 and the match result will be ``{'name':u'biz'}``.  However, the
 literal path ``/foo/biz`` will not match, because it does not contain
 a literal ``.html`` at the end of the segment represented by
-``:name.html`` (it only contains ``biz``, not ``biz.html``).
+``{name}.html`` (it only contains ``biz``, not ``biz.html``).
+
+To capture both segments, two replacement markers can be used:
+
+.. code-block:: text
+    
+    foo/{name}.{ext}
 
-This does not mean, however, that you can use two segment replacement
-markers in the same segment.  For instance, ``/:foo:bar`` is a
-nonsensical route pattern.  It will never match anything.
+The literal path ``/foo/biz.html`` will match the above route pattern, and the
+match result will be ``{'name': 'biz', 'ext': 'html'}``. This occurs because
+the replacement marker ``{name}`` has a literal part of ``.`` between the other
+replacement marker ``:ext``.
+
+It is possible to use two replacement markers without any literal characters
+between them, for instance ``/{foo}{bar}``. This would be a nonsensical pattern
+without specifying a custom regular expression to restrict what a marker
+captures.
 
 Segments must contain at least one character in order to match a
 segment replacement marker.  For example, for the URL ``/abc/``:
 
-- ``/abc/:foo`` will not match.
+- ``/abc/{foo}`` will not match.
 
-- ``/:foo/`` will match.
+- ``/{foo}/`` will match.
 
 Note that values representing path segments matched with a
 ``:segment`` match will be url-unquoted and decoded from UTF-8 into
@@ -270,7 +287,7 @@ pattern:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   foo/:bar
+   foo/{bar}
 
 When matching the following URL:
 
@@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ need to be preceded by a slash.  For example:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   foo/:baz/:bar*fizzle
+   foo/{baz}/{bar}*fizzle
 
 The above pattern will match these URLs, generating the following
 matchdicts:
@@ -324,6 +341,24 @@ Will generate the following matchdict:
 
    {'fizzle':(u'La Pe\xf1a', u'a', u'b', u'c')}
 
+By default, the ``*stararg`` will parse the remainder sections into a tuple
+split by segment. Changing the regular expression used to match a marker can
+also capture the remainder of the URL, for example:
+
+.. code-block:: text
+    
+    foo/{baz}/{bar}{fizzle:.*}
+
+The above pattern will match these URLs, generating the following matchdicts:
+
+   foo/1/2/           -> {'baz':'1', 'bar':'2', 'fizzle':()}
+   foo/abc/def/a/b/c  -> {'baz':'abc', 'bar':'def', 'fizzle': 'a/b/c')}
+
+This occurs because the default regular expression for a marker is ``[^/]+``
+which will match everything up to the first ``/``, while ``{filzzle:.*}`` will
+result in a regular expression match of ``.*`` capturing the remainder into
+a single value.
+
 .. index::
    single: route ordering
 
@@ -348,12 +383,12 @@ be added in the following order:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   members/:def
+   members/{def}
    members/abc
 
 In such a configuration, the ``members/abc`` pattern would *never* be
 matched; this is because the match ordering will always match
-``members/:def`` first; the route configuration with ``members/abc``
+``members/{def}`` first; the route configuration with ``members/abc``
 will never be evaluated.
 
 .. index::
@@ -434,8 +469,8 @@ represent neither predicates nor view configuration information.
 
   The syntax of the ``traverse`` argument is the same as it is for
   ``pattern``. For example, if the ``pattern`` provided is
-  ``articles/:article/edit``, and the ``traverse`` argument provided
-  is ``/:article``, when a request comes in that causes the route to
+  ``articles/{article}/edit``, and the ``traverse`` argument provided
+  is ``/{article}``, when a request comes in that causes the route to
   match in such a way that the ``article`` match value is '1' (when
   the request URI is ``/articles/1/edit``), the traversal path will be
   generated as ``/1``.  This means that the root object's
@@ -462,7 +497,7 @@ represent neither predicates nor view configuration information.
 **Predicate Arguments**
 
 ``pattern``
-  The path of the route e.g. ``ideas/:idea``.  This argument is
+  The path of the route e.g. ``ideas/{idea}``.  This argument is
   required.  See :ref:`route_path_pattern_syntax` for information
   about the syntax of route paths.  If the path doesn't match the
   current URL, route matching continues.  
@@ -470,7 +505,7 @@ represent neither predicates nor view configuration information.
   .. note:: In earlier releases of this framework, this argument existed
      as ``path``.  ``path`` continues to work as an alias for
      ``pattern``.
-
+  
 ``xhr``
   This value should be either ``True`` or ``False``.  If this value is
   specified and is ``True``, the :term:`request` must possess an
@@ -644,7 +679,7 @@ match.  For example:
 
    num_one_two_or_three = any_of('num', 'one', 'two', 'three')
 
-   config.add_route('num', '/:num', 
+   config.add_route('num', '/{num}', 
                     custom_predicates=(num_one_two_or_three,))
 
 The above ``any_of`` function generates a predicate which ensures that
@@ -675,7 +710,7 @@ For instance, a predicate might do some type conversion of values:
 
     ymd_to_int = integers('year', 'month', 'day')
 
-    config.add_route('num', '/:year/:month/:day', 
+    config.add_route('num', '/{year}/{month}/{day}', 
                      custom_predicates=(ymd_to_int,))
 
 Note that a conversion predicate is still a predicate so it must
@@ -683,6 +718,29 @@ return ``True`` or ``False``; a predicate that does *only* conversion,
 such as the one we demonstrate above should unconditionally return
 ``True``.
 
+To avoid the try/except uncertainty, the route pattern can contain regular
+expressions specifying requirements for that marker. For instance:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+   :linenos:
+
+    def integers(*segment_names):
+        def predicate(info, request):
+            match = info['match']
+            for segment_name in segment_names:
+                match[segment_name] = int(match[segment_name])
+            return True
+        return predicate
+
+    ymd_to_int = integers('year', 'month', 'day')
+
+    config.add_route('num', '/{year:\d+}/{month:\d+}/{day:\d+}', 
+                     custom_predicates=(ymd_to_int,))
+
+Now the try/except is no longer needed because the route will not match at
+all unless these markers match ``\d+`` which requires them to be valid digits
+for an ``int`` type conversion.
+
 The ``match`` dictionary passed within ``info`` to each predicate
 attached to a route will be the same dictionary.  Therefore, when
 registering a custom predicate which modifies the ``match`` dict, the
@@ -713,9 +771,9 @@ An example of using the route in a set of route predicates:
         if info['route'].name in ('ymd', 'ym', 'y'):
             return info['match']['year'] == '2010'
 
-    config.add_route('y', '/:year', custom_predicates=(twenty_ten,))
-    config.add_route('ym', '/:year/:month', custom_predicates=(twenty_ten,))
-    config.add_route('ymd', '/:year/:month:/day', 
+    config.add_route('y', '/{year}', custom_predicates=(twenty_ten,))
+    config.add_route('ym', '/{year}/{month}', custom_predicates=(twenty_ten,))
+    config.add_route('ymd', '/{year}/{month}/{day}', 
                      custom_predicates=(twenty_ten,))
 
 The above predicate, when added to a number of route configurations
@@ -814,7 +872,7 @@ The simplest route declaration which configures a route match to
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
 
-    config.add_route('idea', 'site/:id', view='mypackage.views.site_view')
+    config.add_route('idea', 'site/{id}', view='mypackage.views.site_view')
 
 When a route configuration with a ``view`` attribute is added to the
 system, and an incoming request matches the *pattern* of the route
@@ -822,12 +880,12 @@ configuration, the :term:`view callable` named as the ``view``
 attribute of the route configuration will be invoked.
 
 In the case of the above example, when the URL of a request matches
-``/site/:id``, the view callable at the Python dotted path name
+``/site/{id}``, the view callable at the Python dotted path name
 ``mypackage.views.site_view`` will be called with the request.  In
 other words, we've associated a view callable directly with a route
 pattern.
 
-When the ``/site/:id`` route pattern matches during a request, the
+When the ``/site/{id}`` route pattern matches during a request, the
 ``site_view`` view callable is invoked with that request as its sole
 argument.  When this route matches, a ``matchdict`` will be generated
 and attached to the request as ``request.matchdict``.  If the specific
@@ -860,30 +918,30 @@ might add to your application:
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
 
-   config.add_route('idea', 'ideas/:idea', view='mypackage.views.idea_view')
-   config.add_route('user', 'users/:user', view='mypackage.views.user_view')
-   config.add_route('tag', 'tags/:tags', view='mypackage.views.tag_view')
+   config.add_route('idea', 'ideas/{idea}', view='mypackage.views.idea_view')
+   config.add_route('user', 'users/{user}', view='mypackage.views.user_view')
+   config.add_route('tag', 'tags/{tags}', view='mypackage.views.tag_view')
 
 The above configuration will allow :app:`Pyramid` to service URLs
 in these forms:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-   /ideas/:idea
-   /users/:user
-   /tags/:tag
+   /ideas/{idea}
+   /users/{user}
+   /tags/{tag}
 
-- When a URL matches the pattern ``/ideas/:idea``, the view callable
+- When a URL matches the pattern ``/ideas/{idea}``, the view callable
   available at the dotted Python pathname ``mypackage.views.idea_view`` will
   be called.  For the specific URL ``/ideas/1``, the ``matchdict`` generated
   and attached to the :term:`request` will consist of ``{'idea':'1'}``.
 
-- When a URL matches the pattern ``/users/:user``, the view callable
+- When a URL matches the pattern ``/users/{user}``, the view callable
   available at the dotted Python pathname ``mypackage.views.user_view`` will
   be called.  For the specific URL ``/users/1``, the ``matchdict`` generated
   and attached to the :term:`request` will consist of ``{'user':'1'}``.
 
-- When a URL matches the pattern ``/tags/:tag``, the view callable available
+- When a URL matches the pattern ``/tags/{tag}``, the view callable available
   at the dotted Python pathname ``mypackage.views.tag_view`` will be called.
   For the specific URL ``/tags/1``, the ``matchdict`` generated and attached
   to the :term:`request` will consist of ``{'tag':'1'}``.
@@ -911,7 +969,7 @@ An example of using a route with a factory:
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
 
-   config.add_route('idea', 'ideas/:idea', 
+   config.add_route('idea', 'ideas/{idea}', 
                     view='myproject.views.idea_view',
                     factory='myproject.models.Idea')
 
@@ -939,7 +997,7 @@ a ``view`` declaration.
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
 
-   config.add_route('idea', 'site/:id')
+   config.add_route('idea', 'site/{id}')
    config.add_view(route_name='idea', view='mypackage.views.site_view')
 
 This set of configuration parameters creates a configuration
@@ -949,7 +1007,7 @@ completely equivalent to this example provided in
 .. code-block:: python
    :linenos:
 
-   config.add_route('idea', 'site/:id', view='mypackage.views.site_view')
+   config.add_route('idea', 'site/{id}', view='mypackage.views.site_view')
 
 In fact, the spelling which names a ``view`` attribute is just
 syntactic sugar for the more verbose spelling which contains separate
@@ -990,7 +1048,7 @@ Generating Route URLs
 
 Use the :func:`pyramid.url.route_url` function to generate URLs based on
 route patterns.  For example, if you've configured a route with the ``name``
-"foo" and the ``pattern`` ":a/:b/:c", you might do this.
+"foo" and the ``pattern`` "{a}/{b}/{c}", you might do this.
 
 .. ignore-next-block
 .. code-block:: python
@@ -1184,7 +1242,7 @@ Such a ``factory`` might look like so:
           if article == '1':
               self.__acl__ = [ (Allow, 'editor', 'view') ]
 
-If the route ``archives/:article`` is matched, and the article number
+If the route ``archives/{article}`` is matched, and the article number
 is ``1``, :app:`Pyramid` will generate an ``Article``
 :term:`context` with an ACL on it that allows the ``editor`` principal
 the ``view`` permission.  Obviously you can do more generic things
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/basiclayout.rst b/docs/tutorials/wiki/basiclayout.rst
index c05a53831..a94a1632d 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/basiclayout.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/basiclayout.rst
@@ -48,14 +48,11 @@ entry point happens to be the ``app`` function within the file named
    factory` and the settings keywords parsed by PasteDeploy.  The root
    factory is named ``get_root``.
 
-#. *Lines 16-18*.  Begin configuration using the ``begin`` method of
-   the :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator` class, load the
+#. *Line 16*.  Load the
    ``configure.zcml`` file from our package using the
-   :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.load_zcml` method, and
-   end configuration using the
-   :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.end` method.
+   :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.load_zcml` method.
 
-#. *Line 19*.  Use the
+#. *Line 17*.  Use the
    :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.make_wsgi_app` method
    to return a :term:`WSGI` application.
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
index 124647ba9..a8a3c513e 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     def get_root(request):
         return finder(request.environ)
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.load_zcml('configure.zcml')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
index f6cf8b479..45e4d722b 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     def get_root(request):
         return finder(request.environ)
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.load_zcml('configure.zcml')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
index 7ef07e767..66e2f05ee 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     def get_root(request):
         return finder(request.environ)
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.load_zcml('configure.zcml')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/viewdecorators/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/viewdecorators/tutorial/__init__.py
index 7ef07e767..66e2f05ee 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/viewdecorators/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/viewdecorators/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     def get_root(request):
         return finder(request.environ)
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.load_zcml('configure.zcml')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
index 7ef07e767..66e2f05ee 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     def get_root(request):
         return finder(request.environ)
     config = Configurator(root_factory=get_root, settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.load_zcml('configure.zcml')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst
index 9aca94fe5..9bcc17e97 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ entry point happens to be the ``app`` function within the file named
    deployment-related values such as ``reload_templates``,
    ``db_string``, etc.
 
-#. *Line 15*.  We call :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.begin` which
-    tells the configuration machinery we are starting configuration.
-
-#. *Line 16*.  We call
+#. *Line 15*.  We call
    :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.add_static_view` with the
    arguments ``static`` (the name), and ``tutorial:static`` (the path).  This
    registers a static resource view which will match any URL that starts with
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ entry point happens to be the ``app`` function within the file named
    ``/static/foo``) will be used to compose a path to a static file resource,
    such as a CSS file.
 
-#. *Lines 17-18*.  Register a :term:`route configuration` via the
+#. *Lines 16-17*.  Register a :term:`route configuration` via the
    :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.add_route` method that will be
    used when the URL is ``/``.  Since this route has an ``pattern`` equalling
    ``/`` it is the "default" route. The argument named ``view`` with the
@@ -81,10 +78,7 @@ entry point happens to be the ``app`` function within the file named
    ``tutorial.views.my_view`` view returns a dictionary, a :term:`renderer`
    will use this template to create a response.
 
-#. *Line 19*.  We call :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.end` which
-    tells the configuration machinery we are ending configuration.
-
-#. *Line 20*.  We use the
+#. *Line 18*.  We use the
    :meth:`pyramid.configuration.Configurator.make_wsgi_app` method to return
    a :term:`WSGI` application.
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
index 4bddea74c..8269617f2 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
                           root_factory='tutorial.models.RootFactory',
                           authentication_policy=authn_policy,
                           authorization_policy=authz_policy)
-    config.begin()
     config.add_static_view('static', 'tutorial:static')
     config.add_route('view_wiki', '/', view='tutorial.views.view_wiki')
     config.add_route('login', '/login',
@@ -44,6 +43,5 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     config.add_view('tutorial.login.login',
                     renderer='tutorial:templates/login.pt',
                     context='pyramid.exceptions.Forbidden')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
index 7a701fc02..0ae61fccd 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/basiclayout/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     db_echo = settings.get('db_echo', 'false')
     initialize_sql(db_string, asbool(db_echo))
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.add_static_view('static', 'tutorial:static')
     config.add_route('home', '/', view='tutorial.views.my_view',
                      view_renderer='templates/mytemplate.pt')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
 
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
index 10fcd0cbc..6e291ffdf 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/models/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     db_echo = settings.get('db_echo', 'false')
     initialize_sql(db_string, asbool(db_echo))
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.add_static_view('static', 'tutorial:static')
     config.add_route('home', '/', view='tutorial.views.my_view',
                      view_renderer='templates/mytemplate.pt')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
index 9ef923e0b..947ce9b93 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/src/views/tutorial/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     db_echo = settings.get('db_echo', 'false')
     initialize_sql(db_string, asbool(db_echo))
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
-    config.begin()
     config.add_static_view('static', 'tutorial:static')
     config.add_route('home', '/', view='tutorial.views.view_wiki')
     config.add_route('view_page', '/:pagename',
@@ -24,6 +23,5 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     config.add_route('edit_page', '/:pagename/edit_page',
                      view='tutorial.views.edit_page',
                      view_renderer='tutorial:templates/edit.pt')
-    config.end()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()