Re:Python has had async for 10 years – why isn't it more pop...
by xg15 on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:40PM
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Everything that directly interacts with an event loop object and calls methods such as loop.call_soon() [1].
This is used by most of asyncio's synchronization primitives, e.g. async.Queue.
A consequence is that you cannot use asyncio Queues to pass messages or work items between async functions and worker threads. (And of course you can't use regular blocking queues either, because they would block).
The only solution is to build your own ad-hoc system using loop.call_soon_threadsafe() or use third-party libs like Janus[2].
This is used by most of asyncio's synchronization primitives, e.g. async.Queue.
A consequence is that you cannot use asyncio Queues to pass messages or work items between async functions and worker threads. (And of course you can't use regular blocking queues either, because they would block).
The only solution is to build your own ad-hoc system using loop.call_soon_threadsafe() or use third-party libs like Janus[2].
[1] https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/e4e2390a64593b33d6556...
[2] https://github.com/aio-libs/janus