The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Twisted and Evented Programming in Python (Interview)

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Kenneth and Wynn caught up with Glyph Lefkowitz from Twisted to talk about the project and evented programming in Python.

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Featuring:

  • Wynn Netherland – GitHub, X
  • Kenneth Reitz – GitHub, X

Show Notes:

  • Glyph Lefkowitz is creator of Twisted.
  • Twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python.
  • Twisted has its origin in the game Divmod Imaginary.
  • Glyph says Twisted programming is easier than programming with gevent and eventlet.
  • Twisted.web is the most popular package, but Twisted supports a wide range of other protocols in addtion to HTTP including NNTP, IMAP, SSH, IRC, FTP, and others.
  • Twisted even supports IO Completion Ports on Windows.
  • Twisted’s non-blocking approach makes it great for GUI programming via GTK+, wxPython, and more, even Pygame.
  • Glyph expands on his blog post drawing distinctions between Tornado and Twisted.
  • Benchmark nerds should check out speed.twistedmatrix.com.
  • Dustin Sallings ported Tornado to Twisted’s low-level networking stack and eliminated over 1,200 lines of code.
  • Twisted success stories include LucasFilm, HipChat, TweetDeck, Justin.tv, and more.
  • Twisted also powers OpenStack, used by Nasa to run its cloud.
  • Glyph is proud of his rock star sister Sara.
  • Twisted tracks high scores for community involvement in 8-bit beauty.
  • Free Changelog stickers for the first person to @reply us with Glyph’s real name.

    • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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