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Re:Why choose async/await over threads? by Hendrikto on Monday March 25, 2024 @07:43AM (#39815061)
> If you are IO bound, consider threads. This is almost the same as async / await.

Only in Python.

> if you are compute bound you need to think about processes.

Also only in Python.

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Re:Why choose async/await over threads? by cryptonector on Monday March 25, 2024 @11:20AM (#39817424)
If you're using threads then consider not using Python. Or, just consider not using Python.
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