circuits is a Lightweight Event driven and Asynchronous Application Framework for the Python Programming Language with a strong Component Architecture.

circuits also includes a lightweight, high performance and scalable HTTP/WSGI compliant web server as well as various I/O and Networking components.

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Examples

Features

event driven
concurrency support
component architecture
asynchronous I/O components
no required external dependencies
full featured web framework (circuits.web)
coroutine based synchronization primitives

Requirements

circuits has no dependencies beyond the Python Standard Library.

Supported Platforms

Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Windows
Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
pypy (the newer the better)

Installation

The simplest and recommended way to install circuits is with pip. You may install the latest stable release from PyPI with pip:

$ pip install circuits

If you do not have pip, you may use easy_install:

$ easy_install circuits

Alternatively, you may download the source package from the PyPi or the Downloads extract it and install using:

$ python setup.py install

note

You can install the development version
via pip install circuits==dev.

License

circuits is licensed under the MIT License.

Feedback

We welcome any questions or feedback about bugs and suggestions on how to improve circuits.

Let us know what you think about circuits. @pythoncircuits.

Do you have suggestions for improvement? Then please Create an Issue with details of what you would like to see. I’ll take a look at it and work with you to either incorporate the idea or find a better solution.

Community

There are also several places you can reach out to the circuits community:

Mailing List
#circuits IRC Channel on the Libera.Chat IRC Network
Ask a Question on Stackoverflow (Tag it: circuits-framework)

Disclaimer

Whilst I (James Mills) continue to contribute and maintain the circuits project I do not represent the interests or business of my employer Facebook Inc. The contributions I make are of my own free time and have no bearing or relevance to Facebook Inc.