From 69e03b7e47da5291245f1428303dd4694a3a2125 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vinta Chen Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:33:33 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] audit: sweep WebSocket to the shortlist cap First Audit of the section; maintainer adjudicated 2026-08-16 at the preview review, flipping autobahn-python to keep (enters as the Challenger; Obvious slots are websockets, channels, flask-socketio). Reordered by downloads/month within tiers. Removed (downloads are PyPI last-30-day via BigQuery, fetched 2026-08-16): - picows (66.3K/month): 290 stars; Challenger bar (adoption trajectory) not met Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 59ca7f6a..6012e1b0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -285,11 +285,10 @@ _ASGI and WSGI compatible web servers._ _Libraries for working with WebSocket._ -- [autobahn-python](https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-python) - WebSocket & WAMP for Python on Twisted and [asyncio](https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html). +- [websockets](https://github.com/python-websockets/websockets) - A library for building WebSocket servers and clients with a focus on correctness and simplicity. - [channels](https://github.com/django/channels) - Developer-friendly asynchrony for Django. - [flask-socketio](https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/Flask-SocketIO) - Socket.IO integration for Flask applications. -- [picows](https://github.com/tarasko/picows) - Fastest WebSocket clients and servers with a frame level interface for the most demanding use-cases. -- [websockets](https://github.com/python-websockets/websockets) - A library for building WebSocket servers and clients with a focus on correctness and simplicity. +- [autobahn-python](https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-python) - WebSocket & WAMP for Python on Twisted and [asyncio](https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html). ### Template Engines