Serving Static File with Permissions using Nginx, Uwsgi

gistfile1.py

#file are located in /resources
#eg to open /resources/sample.pdf -> http://www.mysite.com/MyFiles/sample.pdf

#location configuration in nginx.conf
        location ^~ /resources/  {
        internal;
        root /path/to/myapp;
     }
       

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# __init__.py

    #add route for static files with permissions
    config.add_route('resource_file', '/MyFiles/{filename}')
    config.add_view(view='myapp.views.resource_file',
    		route_name='resource_file',
    		permission='special')

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# myapp.views

import os
from pyramid.response import Response

def resource_file(request):
	_here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
	filename = request.matchdict['filename']
	response= Response(content_type='application/pdf', headers={'X-Accel-Redirect':'/resources/'+filename})
	response.status='200 OK'
	return response