import asyncio
async def factorial(name, number):
f = 1
for i in range(2, number + 1):
print(f"Task {name}: Compute factorial({number}), currently i={i}...")
await asyncio.sleep(1)
f *= i
print(f"Task {name}: factorial({number}) = {f}")
return f
async def main():
# Schedule three calls *concurrently*:
L = await asyncio.gather(
factorial("A", 2),
factorial("B", 3),
factorial("C", 4),
)
print(L)
asyncio.run(main())
# Expected output:
#
# Task A: Compute factorial(2), currently i=2...
# Task B: Compute factorial(3), currently i=2...
# Task C: Compute factorial(4), currently i=2...
# Task A: factorial(2) = 2
# Task B: Compute factorial(3), currently i=3...
# Task C: Compute factorial(4), currently i=3...
# Task B: factorial(3) = 6
# Task C: Compute factorial(4), currently i=4...
# Task C: factorial(4) = 24
# [2, 6, 24]
async def main():
task1 = asyncio.create_task(
say_after(1, 'hello'))
task2 = asyncio.create_task(
say_after(2, 'world'))
print(f"started at {time.strftime('%X')}")
# Wait until both tasks are completed (should take
# around 2 seconds.)
await task1
await task2
print(f"finished at {time.strftime('%X')}")