Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines?

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Paul> ... I'm frankly confused ...

You and me both. I'm pretty sure I understand what a Future is, and
until the long discussion about PEP 492 (?) started up, I thought I
understood what a coroutine was from my days in school many years ago.
Now I'm not so sure.

Calling Dave Beazley... Calling Dave Beazley... We need a keynote...

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asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Paul  Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 08:22 -0700
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 11:11 -0500
    Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Paul  Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 10:55 -0700
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-05 13:15 -0400
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-05 20:45 +0300
    Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 21:47 -0700
      Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-06 15:48 +1000
        Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 21:06 -0700
          Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 14:33 +1000
            Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 21:53 -0700
              Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 21:55 -0700
              Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 15:09 +1000
                Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 23:36 -0700
                Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 16:42 +1000
                Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-08 07:53 -0400
                Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 23:02 +1000
      Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-05-06 09:11 -0400
        Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 21:20 -0700
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 11:46 -0600
    Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Paul  Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 11:03 -0700
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2015-05-05 12:55 -0500
  Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-05 18:38 -0400

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