Tornado
Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library, originally developed at FriendFeed.
Key facts
| Category | Python Web Frameworks |
|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Latest version | 6.5.7 (pypi · 2026-07-11) |
| Homepage | http://www.tornadoweb.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado |
Live metrics
| Metric | Value | Source · captured |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub forks | 5,549 | github · 2026-08-05 |
| Open issues | 252 | github · 2026-08-05 |
| GitHub stars | 22,191 | github · 2026-08-05 |
| PyPI downloads (last week) | 28,390,207 | pypistats · 2026-08-05 |
| Releases (last 90 days) | 0 | github · 2026-08-05 |
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