Tornado (web server)

Tornado is a scalable, non-blocking web server and web application framework written in Python.[2] It was developed for use by FriendFeed; the company was acquired by Facebook in 2009 and Tornado was open-sourced soon after.[3]

Tornado
Original author(s)FriendFeed
Developer(s)Ben Darnell, Facebook, Bret Taylor
Initial release2009 (2009)
Stable release
6.0.4 / March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)[1]
RepositoryTornado Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inEnglish
TypeWeb server
LicenseApache licence 2.0
Websitewww.tornadoweb.org/ 

Performance

Tornado is noted for its high performance. Its design enables handling a large number of concurrent connections (i.e., tries to solve the "C10k problem").

Modules
  • An asynchronous MongoDB driver called Motor.
  • CouchDB drivers called corduroy and trombi.
  • Asynchronous driver for PostgreSQL wrapping psycopg called Momoko

See also

References
  1. "Release notes".
  2. "Home - tornado - GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  3. "Facebook open-sources real-time FriendFeed facet". CNet. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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