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asyncio + multithreading: one asyncio event loop per thread
import asyncio
import threading
import random
def thr(i):
# we need to create a new loop for the thread, and set it as the 'default'
# loop that will be returned by calls to asyncio.get_event_loop() from this
# thread.
loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
loop.run_until_complete(do_stuff(i))
loop.close()
async def do_stuff(i):
await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(0.1, 0.5)) # NOTE if we hadn't called
# asyncio.set_event_loop() earlier, we would have to pass an event
# loop to this function explicitly.
print(i)
def main():
num_threads = 10
threads = [ threading.Thread(target = thr, args=(i,)) for i in range(num_threads) ]
[ t.start() for t in threads ]
[ t.join() for t in threads ]
print("bye")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
@aviallon
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You are a GENIUS, and saved me HOURS of struggle. THANK YOU.
Do you have any donation link? Because I want to tip you a coffee.

@Crazzy626
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Thank you! That exactly what I had been looking for - simple and clean and it works perfectly.

@jayzhou215 Credits for you too, your code I also tested and it does what it should,

Good luck all!

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