python-socketio is a robust Python library that implements the Socket.IO protocol, enabling real-time, bidirectional communication between web clients and servers. It works with multiple asynchronous frameworks such as asyncio, eventlet, and gevent, so developers can choose the concurrency model that best fits their application needs while still using a consistent API. The library provides both server and client implementations, allowing Python applications to serve and communicate with browser clients or other Socket.IO clients in real time. It supports key Socket.IO features like event handling, message broadcasting, binary data transmission, rooms, and namespaces, giving developers the building blocks to create chat applications, live dashboards, multiplayer games, and collaborative tools.