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

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Date 2015-05-08 16:42 +1000
Subject Re: asyncio: What is the difference between tasks, futures, and coroutines?
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10:39:38 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> Why have the concept of a procedure?
>
> On Friday, Chris Angelico ALSO wrote:
>> With print(), you have a conceptual procedure...
>
> So which do you want to stand by?

A procedure, in Python, is simply a function which returns None.
That's all. It's not any sort of special concept. It doesn't need to
be taught. If your students are getting confused by it, stop teaching
it!

ChrisA

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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
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    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
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