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.. currentmodule:: asyncio
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Event loops
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===========
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Event loop functions
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--------------------
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The following functions are convenient shortcuts to accessing the methods of the
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global policy. Note that this provides access to the default policy, unless an
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alternative policy was set by calling :func:`set_event_loop_policy` earlier in
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the execution of the process.
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.. function:: get_event_loop()
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Equivalent to calling ``get_event_loop_policy().get_event_loop()``.
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.. function:: set_event_loop(loop)
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Equivalent to calling ``get_event_loop_policy().set_event_loop(loop)``.
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.. function:: new_event_loop()
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Equivalent to calling ``get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()``.
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.. _asyncio-event-loops:
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Available event loops
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---------------------
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asyncio currently provides two implementations of event loops:
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:class:`SelectorEventLoop` and :class:`ProactorEventLoop`.
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.. class:: SelectorEventLoop
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Event loop based on the :mod:`selectors` module. Subclass of
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:class:`BaseEventLoop`.
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Use the most efficient selector available on the platform.
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On Windows, only sockets are supported (ex: pipes are not supported):
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see the `MSDN documentation of select
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<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740141%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>`_.
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.. class:: ProactorEventLoop
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Proactor event loop for Windows using "I/O Completion Ports" aka IOCP.
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Subclass of :class:`BaseEventLoop`.
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Availability: Windows.
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.. seealso::
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`MSDN documentation on I/O Completion Ports
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<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365198%28v=vs.85%29.aspx>`_.
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Example to use a :class:`ProactorEventLoop` on Windows::
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import asyncio, sys
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if sys.platform == 'win32':
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loop = asyncio.ProactorEventLoop()
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asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
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.. _asyncio-platform-support:
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Platform support
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----------------
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The :mod:`asyncio` module has been designed to be portable, but each platform
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still has subtle differences and may not support all :mod:`asyncio` features.
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Windows
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^^^^^^^
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Common limits of Windows event loops:
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- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_unix_connection` and
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:meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_unix_server` are not supported: the socket
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family :data:`socket.AF_UNIX` is specific to UNIX
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- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_signal_handler` and
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:meth:`~BaseEventLoop.remove_signal_handler` are not supported
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- :meth:`EventLoopPolicy.set_child_watcher` is not supported.
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:class:`ProactorEventLoop` supports subprocesses. It has only one
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implementation to watch child processes, there is no need to configure it.
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:class:`SelectorEventLoop` specific limits:
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- :class:`~selectors.SelectSelector` is used which only supports sockets
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and is limited to 512 sockets.
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- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_reader` and :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_writer` only
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accept file descriptors of sockets
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- Pipes are not supported
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(ex: :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.connect_read_pipe`,
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:meth:`~BaseEventLoop.connect_write_pipe`)
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- :ref:`Subprocesses <asyncio-subprocess>` are not supported
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(ex: :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.subprocess_exec`,
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:meth:`~BaseEventLoop.subprocess_shell`)
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:class:`ProactorEventLoop` specific limits:
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- SSL is not supported: :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_connection` and
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:meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_server` cannot be used with SSL for example
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- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_datagram_endpoint` (UDP) is not supported
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- :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_reader` and :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.add_writer` are
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not supported
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The resolution of the monotonic clock on Windows is usually around 15.6 msec.
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The best resolution is 0.5 msec. The resolution depends on the hardware
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(availability of `HPET
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Precision_Event_Timer>`_) and on the Windows
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configuration. See :ref:`asyncio delayed calls <asyncio-delayed-calls>`.
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Mac OS X
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^^^^^^^^
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Character devices like PTY are only well supported since Mavericks (Mac OS
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10.9). They are not supported at all on Mac OS 10.5 and older.
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On Mac OS 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8, the default event loop is
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:class:`SelectorEventLoop` which uses :class:`selectors.KqueueSelector`.
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:class:`selectors.KqueueSelector` does not support character devices on these
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versions. The :class:`SelectorEventLoop` can be used with
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:class:`~selectors.SelectSelector` or :class:`~selectors.PollSelector` to
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support character devices on these versions of Mac OS X. Example::
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import asyncio
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import selectors
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selector = selectors.SelectSelector()
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loop = asyncio.SelectorEventLoop(selector)
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asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
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Event loop policies and the default policy
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------------------------------------------
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Event loop management is abstracted with a *policy* pattern, to provide maximal
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flexibility for custom platforms and frameworks. Throughout the execution of a
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process, a single global policy object manages the event loops available to the
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process based on the calling context. A policy is an object implementing the
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:class:`AbstractEventLoopPolicy` interface.
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For most users of :mod:`asyncio`, policies never have to be dealt with
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explicitly, since the default global policy is sufficient.
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The default policy defines context as the current thread, and manages an event
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loop per thread that interacts with :mod:`asyncio`. The module-level functions
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:func:`get_event_loop` and :func:`set_event_loop` provide convenient access to
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event loops managed by the default policy.
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Event loop policy interface
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---------------------------
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An event loop policy must implement the following interface:
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.. class:: AbstractEventLoopPolicy
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Event loop policy.
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.. method:: get_event_loop()
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Get the event loop for the current context.
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Returns an event loop object implementing the :class:`BaseEventLoop`
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interface.
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Raises an exception in case no event loop has been set for the current
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context and the current policy does not specify to create one. It must
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never return ``None``.
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.. method:: set_event_loop(loop)
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Set the event loop for the current context to *loop*.
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.. method:: new_event_loop()
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Create and return a new event loop object according to this policy's
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rules.
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If there's need to set this loop as the event loop for the current
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context, :meth:`set_event_loop` must be called explicitly.
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Access to the global loop policy
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.. function:: get_event_loop_policy()
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Get the current event loop policy.
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.. function:: set_event_loop_policy(policy)
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Set the current event loop policy. If *policy* is ``None``, the default
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policy is restored.
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