Compare Pyramid and Bottle
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.
Bottle is a fast, simple and lightweight WSGI micro web-framework for Python. It is distributed as a single file module and has no dependencies other than the Python Standard Library.
Let's see how Pyramid and Bottle compare on various factors and features and which to choose when.
Type
Python "microframework" for building web applications.
Type
Python microframework for building web applications.
Used by
Reddit, Yelp, Mozilla, SurveyMoney, NewCars.com.
80 job openings which list Pyramid as a requirement.
74 job openings which list Bottle as a requirement.
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.
Very
fast. Extensions could impact performance adversely.
Flexibility
Pyramid is flexible.
Flexibility
Very flexible and extremely simple. Doesn't force anything on developers.
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
Ease of Learning
Straightforward and easy to learn. It has a good amount of tutorials online.
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in ORM framework. Leaves it up to developers to choose a library like
SQLAlchemy
RDBMS Support
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in ORM framework. Leaves it up to developers to choose a library like
SQLAlchemy or extensions such as
Macaron.
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.
NoSQL Support
No built-in support but 3rd party Python libraries like
PyMongo or
Bottle-Mongo can be used to talk to NoSQL databases.
Admin Dashboard
Through Plugins or Extensions
Admin Dashboard
Through Plugins or Extensions
No built-in admin panel.
REST Support
Because it is a minimal framework, users can build a REST API themselves easily, or use a 3rd party library like
Cornice.
REST Support
No built-in support but can be implemented easily.
Security
Built-in protection against CSRF, but
XSS vulnerabilities have been discovered in older versions.
Security
No built-in protection. Bottle is a minimalist framework. Must be handled by developers themselves or by using 3rd party extensions.
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. Prefers 3rd party
Deform library.
Web Forms
No built-in support.
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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