I have tried using twisted in pretty much the same way. Actually I tried it 3 times and eventually just gave up. With no schooling in the terminology and ideas

I have tried using twisted in pretty much the same way. Actually I tried it 3 times and eventually just gave up. With no schooling in the terminology and ideas it's just like a whole other language :D Tornado does look nicer and I have to admit purely from the documentation. I read through it for about 10 minutes just now and I can for the first time actually see how it would work within the realms of our project. With that said it might be a useful way to figure out what Twisted is all about too....