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eventlet vs Socket.io

A side-by-side look at eventlet and Socket.io. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

eventlet

eventlet

Development

Eventlet is a concurrent networking library for Python that allows developers to easily write highly scalable servers. It uses green threads to provide asynchronous I/O without having to deal with callback functions or program complexity.

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Socket.io

Socket.io

Development

Socket.io is a JavaScript library that enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication between web clients and servers. It works by creating a persistent connection between the client and server that both can use to start sending data at any time, allowing for faster and more dynamic real-time web applications.

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