await — Easy Examples

Pauses execution of an async coroutine until a result is available

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Awaiting coroutines

Using await to get results from async operations.

python
import asyncio

async def get_number():
    await asyncio.sleep(0)
    return 42

async def get_string():
    await asyncio.sleep(0)
    return "hello"

async def main():
    # await pauses until the coroutine completes
    num = await get_number()
    text = await get_string()
    print(f"Number: {num}")
    print(f"String: {text}")

asyncio.run(main())
Expected Output
Number: 42
String: hello

await pauses the current coroutine until the awaited one completes, then returns its result. You can only use await inside async functions.

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