Learn TORNADO-REST with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Learning Path
Learn Python async/await basics
Understand Tornado RequestHandler and IOLoop
Implement CRUD APIs with async methods
Add WebSocket and long-polling endpoints
Build small async projects and scale complexity
Skill Improvement Plan
Week 1: Setup Tornado server and basic handler
Week 2: Implement async CRUD endpoints
Week 3: Add WebSocketHandler for real-time communication
Week 4: Integrate async database or API calls
Week 5: Optimize concurrency and deploy server
Interview Questions
What is Tornado and why use it over Flask or Django?
Explain the IOLoop in Tornado.
How do RequestHandlers and WebSocketHandlers differ?
How to handle high concurrency in Tornado?
Compare Tornado with FastAPI or Sanic for async APIs.
Cheat Sheet
pip install tornado - install Tornado
class MyHandler(RequestHandler): get(self) - define handler
application = Application([...]) - setup routing
IOLoop.current().start() - start server
Async def fetch_data(): ... - define coroutine
Books
Tornado Web Server Recipes
High Performance Python Web Apps with Tornado
Asynchronous Python with Tornado
Tornado Web Development Cookbook
Building Real-Time Web Apps with Tornado
Tutorials
Getting started with Tornado REST APIs
Building async CRUD endpoints
Implementing WebSocket communication
Integrating async databases and caches
Deploying Tornado applications
Official Docs
https://www.tornadoweb.org/
Tornado GitHub repository
Community tutorials and async Python resources
Community Links
Tornado GitHub
StackOverflow Tornado tag
Python async programming communities
Official Tornado documentation
Community blogs and tutorials
Community Support
Tornado GitHub repository
StackOverflow Tornado tag
Python async programming communities
Official Tornado documentation
Community blogs and tutorials