cpython/Lib/asyncio/threads.py
Kyle Stanley cc2bbc2227
bpo-32309: Implement asyncio.to_thread() (GH-20143)
Implements `asyncio.to_thread`, a coroutine for asynchronously running IO-bound functions in a separate thread without blocking the event loop. See the discussion starting from [here](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18410#issuecomment-628930973) in GH-18410 for context.

Automerge-Triggered-By: @aeros
2020-05-18 20:03:28 -07:00

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"""High-level support for working with threads in asyncio"""
import functools
from . import events
__all__ = "to_thread",
async def to_thread(func, /, *args, **kwargs):
"""Asynchronously run function *func* in a separate thread.
Any *args and **kwargs supplied for this function are directly passed
to *func*.
Return an asyncio.Future which represents the eventual result of *func*.
"""
loop = events.get_running_loop()
func_call = functools.partial(func, *args, **kwargs)
return await loop.run_in_executor(None, func_call)