pyramid_redis_sessions

This package provides a fast and stable implementation of Pyramid’s ISession interface, using Redis as its backend.

Special thanks to Chris McDonough for the original idea, inspiration, and some borrowed code.

When to Use Redis for Sessions

Persistent session stores are ideal when you want server side sessions and a clean separation of concerns (your code doesn’t need to know details as long as it knows how to talk to the server). Redis expands on these benefits by giving us:

  • built-in key expiration to automatically clean up expired session data
  • no need for complicated/unpredictable lock handling in our python code
  • a lightweight alternative to full transactions (the watch mechanism)

When Not to Use Redis for Sessions

Redis makes a compelling case for session data, but as with any technology decision it’s important to be aware of the trade-offs. Adding Redis to your stack can mean:

  • time spent installing, configuring, and maintaining a Redis instance
  • speed before consistency (Redis is fast at the cost of syncing eventually)
  • the entirety of your session data must fit in memory

Typically these aren’t concerns for sessions, because critical data doesn’t usually belong in a client session. However, in specialized cases where you need consistency at the cost of speed, you may consider database-backed sessions using a proven database server like PostgreSQL.

Alternatively, if you only ever store less than ~4kb of non-sensitive data, cookie-based sessions work nicely without requiring you to add complexity to your stack.

Support and Documentation

The official documentation is available at: http://pyramid-redis-sessions.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html

You can report bugs or open support requests in the github issue tracker, or you can discuss issues with me (erasmas) and other users in #pyramid on irc.freenode.org.

Authors

Eric Rasmussen is the primary author, but owes much to Chris McDonough and the fine folks from the Pyramid community. A complete list of contributors is available in CONTRIBUTORS.txt.

License

pyramid_redis_sessions is available under a FreeBSD-derived license. See LICENSE.txt for details.

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