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+.. _qtut_scaffolds:
+
+=============================================
+Prelude: Quick Project Startup with Scaffolds
+=============================================
+
+To ease the process of getting started, Pyramid provides *scaffolds* that
+generate sample projects from templates in Pyramid and Pyramid add-ons.
+
+
+Background
+==========
+
+We're going to cover a lot in this tutorial, focusing on one topic at a time
+and writing everything from scratch. As a warm up, though, it sure would be
+nice to see some pixels on a screen.
+
+Like other web development frameworks, Pyramid provides a number of "scaffolds"
+that generate working Python, template, and CSS code for sample applications.
+In this step we'll use a built-in scaffold to let us preview a Pyramid
+application, before starting from scratch on Step 1.
+
+
+Objectives
+==========
+
+- Use Pyramid's ``pcreate`` command to list scaffolds and make a new project.
+
+- Start up a Pyramid application and visit it in a web browser.
+
+
+Steps
+=====
+
+#. Pyramid's ``pcreate`` command can list the available scaffolds:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ $VENV/bin/pcreate --list
+        Available scaffolds:
+          alchemy:                 Pyramid SQLAlchemy project using url dispatch
+          starter:                 Pyramid starter project
+          zodb:                    Pyramid ZODB project using traversal
+
+#. Tell ``pcreate`` to use the ``starter`` scaffold to make our project:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ $VENV/bin/pcreate --scaffold starter scaffolds
+
+#. Install our project in editable mode for development in the current
+   directory:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ cd scaffolds
+        $ $VENV/bin/pip install -e .
+
+#. Start up the application by pointing Pyramid's ``pserve`` command at the
+   project's (generated) configuration file:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ $VENV/bin/pserve development.ini --reload
+
+   On start up, ``pserve`` logs some output:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        Starting subprocess with file monitor
+        Starting server in PID 72213.
+        Starting HTTP server on http://0.0.0.0:6543
+
+#. Open http://localhost:6543/ in your browser.
+
+Analysis
+========
+
+Rather than starting from scratch, ``pcreate`` can make getting a Python
+project containing a Pyramid application a quick matter. Pyramid ships with a
+few scaffolds. But installing a Pyramid add-on can give you new scaffolds from
+that add-on.
+
+``pserve`` is Pyramid's application runner, separating operational details from
+your code. When you install Pyramid, a small command program called ``pserve``
+is written to your ``bin`` directory. This program is an executable Python
+module. It is passed a configuration file (in this case, ``development.ini``).