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diff --git a/pyramid/renderers.py b/pyramid/renderers.py index d8542decc..e90d07b38 100644 --- a/pyramid/renderers.py +++ b/pyramid/renderers.py @@ -201,11 +201,17 @@ class JSON(object): adapters with the renderer. See :ref:`json_serializing_custom_objects` for more information. - The default serializer uses ``json.JSONEncoder``. A different - serializer can be specified via the ``serializer`` argument. - Custom serializers should accept the object, a callback - ``default``, and any extra ``kw`` keyword arguments passed during - renderer construction. + .. note:: + + The default serializer uses ``json.JSONEncoder``. A different + serializer can be specified via the ``serializer`` argument. Custom + serializers should accept the object, a callback ``default``, and any + extra ``kw`` keyword arguments passed during renderer construction. + This feature isn't widely used but it can be used to replace the + stock JSON serializer with, say, simplejson. If all you want to + do, however, is serialize custom objects, you should use the method + explained in :ref:`json_serializing_custom_objects` instead + of replacing the serializer. .. versionadded:: 1.4 Prior to this version, there was no public API for supplying options |