Pyramid is a small, fast, down-to-earth Python web application development framework. It is developed as part of the Pylons Project. The major feature additions in Pyramid 1.0 are: * New name and branding association with the Pylons Project. * BFG conversion script * Paster template improvements * Terminology changes * Better platform compatibility and support * Direct built-in support for the Mako templating language. * Built-in support for sessions. * Updated URL dispatch features * Better imperative extensibility * ZCML externalized * Better support for global template variables during rendering * View mappers * Testing system improvements * Authentication support improvements * Documentation improvements