Matplotlib and Pylons

First, we will introduce Pylons, and then we will see how to use Matplotlib with it.

What is Pylons

Pylons provides a structured but extremely flexible Python web framework.

It works a bit differently from other frameworks. Instead of presenting a rigid structure or recreating all the pieces that a web application framework should provide, it chooses a loosely coupled approach.

Pylons is a collection of very carefully selected components that are well known and widespread, and almost any of them can be exchanged (that's what we meant by loosely coupled). Pylons is just a thin glue layer used to merge all these components, abstract them, and present a consistent and flexible environment.

This allows developers to model Pylons to their needs, and to use the tools they know best. It also allows to choose the best components for the specific job at hand.

Just to give an example of the available components, here is a (short) list of supported projects along with their function...