Compare CherryPy and Pyramid
CherryPy allows developers to build web applications in much the same way they would build any other object-oriented Python program. CherryPy has built-in tools for sessions, static files, cookies, file uploads, caching, encoding, authorization, compression, and many more.
Pyramid is a web framework that is written in Python and is based on WSGI. It is minimalistic and inspired by Zope, Pylons, and Django. Before 2010, Pyramid was known as repoze.bfg.
Let's see how CherryPy and Pyramid compare on various factors and features and which to choose when.
Type
A minimalist, object-oriented and popular web framework for Python.
Type
Python "microframework" for building web applications.
Used by
Used in production services at Netflix and Hulu
Used by
Reddit, Yelp, Mozilla, SurveyMoney, NewCars.com.
16 job openings which list CherryPy in the job description.
80 job openings which list Pyramid as a requirement.
Very
fast. Extensions could impact performance adversely.
Claims to have top-notch performance but virtue of being a microframework but
benchmarks prove it to be slower than even Django beyond simple use cases.
Flexibility
Very flexible and simple. Doesn't force anything on developers.
Flexibility
Pyramid is flexible.
Ease of Learning
Straightforward and easy to learn. Being around for almost 20 years, it has a good amount of tutorials online.
Ease of Learning
Being a microframework, the learning curve isn't very steep. However, it doesn't have the same amount of tutorials, courses, and resources available for leaning compared to Django and Flask
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in ORM framework. Leaves it up to developers to choose their own such as SQLAlchemy.
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in ORM framework. Leaves it up to developers to choose a library like
SQLAlchemy
NoSQL Support
No built-in support for NoSQL databases but developers can use libraries to talk to MongoDB, DynamoDB etc.
NoSQL Support
Doesn't get in the way of using NoSQL, and they are supported just as well as a relational database. Read more
here.
Admin Dashboard
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in admin panel.
Admin Dashboard
Through Plugins or Extensions
REST Support
No built-in support but can be implemented easily. Read
this guide to implement.
REST Support
Because it is a minimal framework, users can build a REST API themselves easily, or use a 3rd party library like
Cornice.
Security
No built-in protection. Must be handled by developers themselves or by using 3rd party extensions.
Security
Built-in protection against CSRF, but
XSS vulnerabilities have been discovered in older versions.
Templating Library
Doesn't come with a built-in templating language or package. Developers can use Jinja2, Mako. See full list
here
Templating Library
Doesn't ship with a default templating language and leaves it up to developers to add one.
Jinja2 can be added to Pyramid. Another engine popular amongst Pyramid users is
Chameleon .
Web Forms
No built-in support. Developers can use formencode or any other solution.
Web Forms
No built-in support. Prefers 3rd party
Deform library.
Authentication
Built-in implementation of HTTP Basic Access Authentication.
How is performance rating determined?
Performance rating is determined using reputable online benchmarks listed below.
Where is job data coming from?
Job data is collected from Indeed, Google Jobs and Stack Overflow jobs.
How is popularity calculated?
Popularity is calculated using a formula which looks at weighted score on the following publicly available data points:
- Popularity per Google Trends
- Number of GitHub Users
- Number of GitHub Stars
How is this calculated?
Ease of learning is calculated using the following data:
- Number of features and depth of tool.
- Number of online resources: articles, blogs, tutorials and YouTube videos.
- Number of courses
- Freshness of online material
For example, a microframework may not have a lot of online resources but still get a high-rating because it's minamalistic and easy to learn just by following official documentation.
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