Replace nodejs for python?

Question

i'm working in a HTML5 multiplayer game, and i need a server to sync player's movement, chat, battles, etc. So I'm looking for ways to use python instead nodejs, because i have I have more familiarity with python. The server is simple:

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var http = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);

app.use(express.static(__dirname));

var onlines = 0
var users = []
var chat = ''

io.on('connection', function(socket){  
  console.log('[!] Um jogador conectou-se.');
  onlines += 1
  io.emit('updateonlines', [onlines]);
  socket.emit('recvmessage', [chat]);

  socket.on('disconnect', function(){
    console.log('[!] Um jogador desconectou-se.');
    onlines -= 1
    io.emit('updateonlines', [onlines]);
  });
});
  [...]

How can i do this?

Answer 1

You might want to have a look at Tornado. It is well-documented and features built-in support for WebSockets.

If you want to steer clear of the Tornado-framework, there are several Python implementations of Socket.io.

Good luck!