pytyrant is a pure python client implementation of the binary Tokyo Tyrant
protocol. Tokyo Cabinet <http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/> is a "super
hyper ultra database manager" written and maintained by Mikio Hirabayashi and
released under the LGPL.

Tokyo Tyrant is the de facto database server for Tokyo Cabinet written and
maintained by the same author. It supports a REST HTTP protocol, memcached,
and its own simple binary protocol. This library implements the full binary
protocol for the Tokyo Tyrant 1.1.11 in pure Python as defined here::
    
        http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/tyrantdoc/
