New feature in Pyramid 1.4: '_depth' argument for view_config(). See https://gist.github.com/kwatch/4204380 for Pyramid 1.3.

views.py

# coding: utf-8

###
### New feature in Pyramid 1.4: '_depth' argument for view_config()
###
### New argument '_depth' of view_config() in Pyramid 1.4 allows you
### to define custome decorator for view methods.
###
### '_depth' という新しい引数が Pyramid 1.4 から view_cnfig() に加わった。
### これを使うと、ビューメソッド用の独自デコレータが定義できる。
###

import sys
from pyramid.view import view_config


def view(request_method, route_name, renderer='json', **kwargs):
    vconfig = view_config(request_method=request_method,
                          route_name=route_name,
                          renderer=renderer,
                          _depth=1,      ## <== New since Pyramid 1.4!
                          **kwargs)
    def deco(func):
        def fn(self):
            ## Example: call setUp() and tearDown() around view method.
            ## 例: ビューメソッドの前後で setUp() と tearDown() を呼び出す
            try:
                self.setUp()
                return func(self)
            finally:
                self.tearDown()
        fn.__name__ = func.__name__
        fn.__doc__  = func.__doc__
        return vconfig(fn)
    return deco


class View(object):
    TD = 'myapp1:templates/'

    def __init__(self, request):
        self.request = request

    def setUp(self):       # called before view method.
        sys.stderr.write('** setUp() called.\n')

    def tearDown(self):    # called after view method
        sys.stderr.write('** tearDown() called.\n')

    #@view_config(route_name='home', renderer=TD+'hello.mako')
    @view('GET', 'home', TD+'hello.mako')
    def hello(self):
        sys.stderr.write('** hello() called.\n')
        return {'name': 'world'}