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diff --git a/docs/narr/project.rst b/docs/narr/project.rst index 214440328..d7292d187 100644 --- a/docs/narr/project.rst +++ b/docs/narr/project.rst @@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ The included scaffolds are these: URL mapping via :term:`URL dispatch` and no persistence mechanism. ``zodb`` - URL mapping via :term:`traversal` and persistence via :term:`ZODB`. *Note - that, as of this writing, this scaffold will not run under Python 3, only - under Python 2.* + URL mapping via :term:`traversal` and persistence via :term:`ZODB`. ``alchemy`` URL mapping via :term:`URL dispatch` and persistence via @@ -80,13 +78,13 @@ On UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ bin/pcreate -s starter MyProject + $ $VENV/bin/pcreate -s starter MyProject Or on Windows: .. code-block:: text - > Scripts\pcreate -s starter MyProject + > %VENV%\Scripts\pcreate -s starter MyProject The above command uses the ``pcreate`` command to create a project with the ``starter`` scaffold. To use a different scaffold, such as @@ -95,20 +93,20 @@ on UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ bin/pcreate -s alchemy MyProject + $ $VENV/bin/pcreate -s alchemy MyProject Or on Windows: .. code-block:: text - > Scripts\pcreate -s alchemy MyProject + > %VENV%\Scripts\pcreate -s alchemy MyProject Here's sample output from a run of ``pcreate`` on UNIX for a project we name ``MyProject``: .. code-block:: text - $ bin/pcreate -s starter MyProject + $ $VENV/bin/pcreate -s starter MyProject Creating template pyramid Creating directory ./MyProject # ... more output ... @@ -146,9 +144,9 @@ contains no space characters, so it's wise to *avoid* a path that contains i.e. ``My Documents``. As a result, the author, when he uses Windows, just puts his projects in ``C:\projects``. -.. warning:: +.. warning:: - You’ll need to avoid using ``pcreate`` to create a project with the same + You'll need to avoid using ``pcreate`` to create a project with the same name as a Python standard library component. In particular, this means you should avoid using the names ``site`` or ``test``, both of which conflict with Python standard library packages. You should also avoid @@ -177,28 +175,28 @@ On UNIX: .. code-block:: text $ cd MyProject - $ ../bin/python setup.py develop + $ $VENV/bin/python setup.py develop Or on Windows: .. code-block:: text > cd MyProject - > ..\Scripts\python.exe setup.py develop + > %VENV%\Scripts\python.exe setup.py develop Elided output from a run of this command on UNIX is shown below: .. code-block:: text $ cd MyProject - $ ../bin/python setup.py develop + $ $VENV/bin/python setup.py develop ... Finished processing dependencies for MyProject==0.0 -This will install a :term:`distribution` representing your project into the -interpreter's library set so it can be found by ``import`` statements and by -other console scripts such as ``pserve``, ``pshell``, ``proutes`` and -``pviews``. +This will install a :term:`distribution` representing your project +into the virtual environment interpreter's library set so it can be +found by ``import`` statements and by other console scripts such as +``pserve``, ``pshell``, ``proutes`` and ``pviews``. .. index:: single: running tests @@ -216,19 +214,19 @@ On UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ ../bin/python setup.py test -q + $ $VENV/bin/python setup.py test -q Or on Windows: .. code-block:: text - > ..\Scripts\python.exe setup.py test -q + > %VENV%\Scripts\python.exe setup.py test -q Here's sample output from a test run on UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ ../bin/python setup.py test -q + $ $VENV/bin/python setup.py test -q running test running egg_info writing requirements to MyProject.egg-info/requires.txt @@ -245,22 +243,24 @@ Here's sample output from a test run on UNIX: OK -.. note:: - - The ``-q`` option is passed to the ``setup.py test`` command to limit the - output to a stream of dots. If you don't pass ``-q``, you'll see more - verbose test result output (which normally isn't very useful). - The tests themselves are found in the ``tests.py`` module in your ``pcreate`` generated project. Within a project generated by the ``starter`` scaffold, a single sample test exists. +.. note:: + + The ``-q`` option is passed to the ``setup.py test`` command to limit the + output to a stream of dots. If you don't pass ``-q``, you'll see more + verbose test result output (which normally isn't very useful). + .. index:: single: running an application single: pserve single: reload single: startup +.. _running_the_project_application: + Running The Project Application ------------------------------- @@ -272,19 +272,19 @@ On UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ ../bin/pserve development.ini + $ $VENV/bin/pserve development.ini On Windows: .. code-block:: text - > ..\Scripts\pserve development.ini + > %VENV%\Scripts\pserve development.ini Here's sample output from a run of ``pserve`` on UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ ../bin/pserve development.ini + $ $VENV/bin/pserve development.ini Starting server in PID 16601. serving on http://0.0.0.0:6543 @@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ If you want to restrict access such that only a browser running on the same machine as Pyramid will be able to access your Pyramid application, edit the ``development.ini`` file, and replace the ``host`` value in the ``[server:main]`` section. Change it from ``0.0.0.0`` to ``127.0.0.1``. For -example:: +example: + +.. code-block:: ini [server:main] use = egg:waitress#main @@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ For example, on UNIX: .. code-block:: text - $ ../bin/pserve development.ini --reload + $ $VENV/bin/pserve development.ini --reload Starting subprocess with file monitor Starting server in PID 16601. serving on http://0.0.0.0:6543 @@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ If you don't see the debug toolbar image on the right hand top of the page, it means you're browsing from a system that does not have debugging access. By default, for security reasons, only a browser originating from ``localhost`` (``127.0.0.1``) can see the debug toolbar. To allow your -browser on a remote system to access the server, add the a line within the +browser on a remote system to access the server, add a line within the ``[app:main]`` section of the ``development.ini`` file in the form ``debugtoolbar.hosts = X.X.X.X``. For example, if your Pyramid application is running on a remote system, and you're browsing from a host with the IP @@ -570,8 +572,8 @@ adding more settings to this section. The ``pyramid.reload_templates`` setting in the ``[app:main]`` section is a :app:`Pyramid` -specific setting which is passed into the framework. If it -exists, and its value is ``true``, :term:`Chameleon` and :term:`Mako` -template changes will not require an application restart to be detected. See +exists, and its value is ``true``, supported template changes will not +require an application restart to be detected. See :ref:`reload_templates_section` for more information. .. warning:: The ``pyramid.reload_templates`` option should be turned off for @@ -600,6 +602,8 @@ server which listens on TCP port 6543. It is configured to listen on all interfaces (``0.0.0.0``). This means that any remote system which has TCP access to your system can see your Pyramid application. +.. _MyProject_ini_logging: + The sections that live between the markers ``# Begin logging configuration`` and ``# End logging configuration`` represent Python's standard library :mod:`logging` module configuration for your application. The sections @@ -696,11 +700,11 @@ testing, packaging, and distributing your application. .. note:: - ``setup.py`` is the de facto standard which Python developers use to - distribute their reusable code. You can read more about ``setup.py`` files - and their usage in the `Setuptools documentation - <http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools>`_ and `The - Hitchhiker's Guide to Packaging <http://guide.python-distribute.org/>`_. + ``setup.py`` is the de facto standard which Python developers use to + distribute their reusable code. You can read more about ``setup.py`` files + and their usage in the `Setuptools documentation + <http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools>`_ and `The + Hitchhiker's Guide to Packaging <http://guide.python-distribute.org/>`_. Our generated ``setup.py`` looks like this: @@ -818,7 +822,7 @@ also informs Python that the directory which contains it is a *package*. #. Line 1 imports the :term:`Configurator` class from :mod:`pyramid.config` that we use later. -#. Lines 4-11 define a function named ``main`` that returns a :app:`Pyramid` +#. Lines 4-12 define a function named ``main`` that returns a :app:`Pyramid` WSGI application. This function is meant to be called by the :term:`PasteDeploy` framework as a result of running ``pserve``. @@ -826,17 +830,20 @@ also informs Python that the directory which contains it is a *package*. Line 7 creates an instance of a :term:`Configurator`. - Line 8 registers a static view, which will serve up the files from the + Line 8 adds support for Chameleon templating bindings, allowing us to + specify renderers with the ``.pt`` extension. + + Line 9 registers a static view, which will serve up the files from the ``myproject:static`` :term:`asset specification` (the ``static`` directory of the ``myproject`` package). - Line 9 adds a :term:`route` to the configuration. This route is later + Line 10 adds a :term:`route` to the configuration. This route is later used by a view in the ``views`` module. - Line 10 calls ``config.scan()``, which picks up view registrations declared + Line 11 calls ``config.scan()``, which picks up view registrations declared elsewhere in the package (in this case, in the ``views.py`` module). - Line 11 returns a :term:`WSGI` application to the caller of the function + Line 12 returns a :term:`WSGI` application to the caller of the function (Pyramid's pserve). .. index:: @@ -868,31 +875,48 @@ specification` that specifies the ``mytemplate.pt`` file within the ``templates`` directory of the ``myproject`` package. The asset specification could have also been specified as ``myproject:templates/mytemplate.pt``; the leading package name and colon is -optional. The template file it actually points to is a :term:`Chameleon` ZPT -template file. +optional. The template file pointed to is a :term:`Chameleon` ZPT +template file (``templates/my_template.pt``). This view callable function is handed a single piece of information: the :term:`request`. The *request* is an instance of the :term:`WebOb` ``Request`` class representing the browser's request to our server. -This view returns a dictionary. When this view is invoked, a -:term:`renderer` converts the dictionary returned by the view into HTML, and -returns the result as the :term:`response`. This view is configured to -invoke a renderer which uses a :term:`Chameleon` ZPT template -(``templates/my_template.pt``). - -See :ref:`views_which_use_a_renderer` for more information about how views, -renderers, and templates relate and cooperate. - -.. note:: Because our ``development.ini`` has a ``pyramid.reload_templates = - true`` directive indicating that templates should be reloaded when - they change, you won't need to restart the application server to - see changes you make to templates. During development, this is - handy. If this directive had been ``false`` (or if the directive - did not exist), you would need to restart the application server - for each template change. For production applications, you should - set your project's ``pyramid.reload_templates`` to ``false`` to increase - the speed at which templates may be rendered. +This view is configured to invoke a :term:`renderer` on a template. The +dictionary the view returns (on line 6) provides the value the renderer +substitutes into the template when generating HTML. The renderer then +returns the HTML in a :term:`response`. + +.. note:: Dictionaries provide values to :term:`template`\s. + +.. note:: When the application is run with the scaffold's :ref:`default + development.ini <MyProject_ini>` configuration :ref:`logging is set up + <MyProject_ini_logging>` to aid debugging. If an exception is raised, + uncaught tracebacks are displayed after the startup messages on :ref:`the + console running the server <running_the_project_application>`. Also + ``print()`` statements may be inserted into the application for debugging + to send output to this console. + +.. note:: ``development.ini`` has a setting that controls how templates are + reloaded, ``pyramid.reload_templates``. + + - When set to ``True`` (as in the scaffold ``development.ini``) changed + templates automatically reload without a server restart. This is + convenient while developing, but slows template rendering speed. + + - When set to ``False`` (the default value), changing templates requires + a server restart to reload them. Production applications should use + ``pyramid.reload_templates = False``. + +.. seealso:: See also :ref:`views_which_use_a_renderer` for more information + about how views, renderers, and templates relate and cooperate. + +.. seealso:: Pyramid can also dynamically reload changed Python files. For + more on this see :ref:`reloading_code`. + +.. seealso:: The :ref:`debug_toolbar` provides interactive access to your + application's internals and, should an exception occur, allows interactive + access to traceback execution stack frames from the Python interpreter. .. index:: single: static directory @@ -968,12 +992,15 @@ named ``views`` instead of within a single ``views.py`` file, you might: - Create a ``views`` directory inside your ``myproject`` package directory (the same directory which holds ``views.py``). -- *Move* the existing ``views.py`` file to a file inside the new ``views`` - directory named, say, ``blog.py``. +- Create a file within the new ``views`` directory named ``__init__.py``. (It + can be empty. This just tells Python that the ``views`` directory is a + *package*.) -- Create a file within the new ``views`` directory named ``__init__.py`` (it - can be empty, this just tells Python that the ``views`` directory is a - *package*. +- *Move* the content from the existing ``views.py`` file to a file inside the + new ``views`` directory named, say, ``blog.py``. Because the ``templates`` + directory remains in the ``myproject`` package, the template :term:`asset + specification` values in ``blog.py`` must now be fully qualified with the + project's package name (``myproject:templates/blog.pt``). You can then continue to add view callable functions to the ``blog.py`` module, but you can also add other ``.py`` files which contain view callable @@ -990,6 +1017,8 @@ prompt with a similar configuration as would be loaded if you were running your Pyramid application via ``pserve``. This can be a useful debugging tool. See :ref:`interactive_shell` for more details. +.. _what_is_this_pserve_thing: + What Is This ``pserve`` Thing ----------------------------- @@ -1003,12 +1032,12 @@ Pyramid application based on the data in the file. application. As we saw in :ref:`firstapp_chapter`, ``pserve`` needn't be invoked at all to run a :app:`Pyramid` application. The use of ``pserve`` to run a :app:`Pyramid` application is purely conventional based on the output -of its scaffolding. But we strongly recommend using while developing your -application, because many other convenience introspection commands (such as -``pviews``, ``prequest``, ``proutes`` and others) are also implemented in -terms of configuration availability of this ``.ini`` file format. It also -configures Pyramid logging and provides the ``--reload`` switch for -convenient restarting of the server when code changes. +of its scaffolding. But we strongly recommend using ``pserve`` while +developing your application, because many other convenience introspection +commands (such as ``pviews``, ``prequest``, ``proutes`` and others) are also +implemented in terms of configuration availability of this ``.ini`` file +format. It also configures Pyramid logging and provides the ``--reload`` +switch for convenient restarting of the server when code changes. .. _alternate_wsgi_server: @@ -1020,7 +1049,7 @@ server. Waitress is a server that is suited for development and light production usage. It's not the fastest nor the most featureful WSGI server. Instead, its main feature is that it works on all platforms that Pyramid needs to run on, making it a good choice as a default server from the -perspective of Pyramid's developers. +perspective of Pyramid's developers. Any WSGI server is capable of running a :app:`Pyramid` application. But we suggest you stick with the default server for development, and that you wait |