send.py

import redis
r = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
r.publish('tweets',tweet_json)

socket.py

from tornado import websocket, web, ioloop
import tornadoredis

c = tornadoredis.Client()
c.connect()
client_list = []


class SocketHandler(websocket.WebSocketHandler):
    def open(self):
        if self not in client_list:
            client_list.append(self)

    def on_message(self, message):
        pass

    def on_close(self):
        if self in client_list:
            client_list.remove(self)


def on_message(m):
    if m.kind == "message":
        for client in client_list:
            client.write_message(m.body)


def on_subscribed(s):
    c.listen(on_message)


app = web.Application([
    (r'/tweetstream', SocketHandler),
])

app.listen(8888)
c.subscribe('tweets', callback=on_subscribed)
ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()

$(function() {
var ws = new WebSocket('ws://' + window.location.hostname + '/tweetstream');

ws.onopen = function(){
    ws.send("hello");
    console.log("Open")
};
ws.onmessage = function(ev){
    tweet = JSON.parse(ev.data);
    container = $("<div/>");
    $(".tweets").prepend(container.append("@" + tweet.user.screen_name + ": " + tweet.text))
};
ws.onclose = function(ev){
    console.log("Closed")
};
ws.onerror = function(ev){
    console.log("Error")
};

});