api.py

from pyramid.view import view_config
from pyramid.response import Response


@view_config(route_name='api')
def view_api(request):
    if request.has_permission('user-edit'):
        s = 'can user-edit'
    else:
        s = 'cannot user-edit'
    r = Response(s)
    r.status_int = 200
    return r