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.. currentmodule:: asyncio
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.. _asyncio-futures:
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Futures
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=======
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*Future* objects are used to bridge low-level callback-based code
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with high-level async/await code.
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Future Functions
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================
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.. function:: isfuture(obj)
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Return ``True`` if *obj* is either of:
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* an instance of :class:`asyncio.Future`,
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* an instance of :class:`asyncio.Task`,
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* a Future-like object with a ``_asyncio_future_blocking``
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attribute.
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.. versionadded:: 3.5
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.. function:: ensure_future(obj, \*, loop=None)
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Return:
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* *obj* argument as is, if *obj* is a :class:`Future`,
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a :class:`Task`, or a Future-like object (:func:`isfuture`
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is used for the test.)
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* a :class:`Task` object wrapping *obj*, if *obj* is a
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coroutine (:func:`iscoroutine` is used for the test.)
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* a :class:`Task` object that would await on *obj*, if *obj* is an
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awaitable (:func:`inspect.isawaitable` is used for the test.)
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If *obj* is neither of the above a :exc:`TypeError` is raised.
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.. important::
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See also the :func:`create_task` function which is the
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preferred way for creating new Tasks.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5.1
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The function accepts any :term:`awaitable` object.
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.. function:: wrap_future(future, \*, loop=None)
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Wrap a :class:`concurrent.futures.Future` object in a
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:class:`asyncio.Future` object.
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Future Object
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=============
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.. class:: Future(\*, loop=None)
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A Future represents an eventual result of an asynchronous
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operation. Not thread-safe.
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Future is an :term:`awaitable` object. Coroutines can await on
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Future objects until they either have a result or an exception
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set, or until they are cancelled.
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Typically Futures are used to enable low-level
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callback-based code (e.g. in protocols implemented using asyncio
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:ref:`transports <asyncio-transports-protocols>`)
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to interoperate with high-level async/await code.
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The rule of thumb is to never expose Future objects in user-facing
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APIs, and the recommended way to create a Future object is to call
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:meth:`loop.create_future`. This way alternative event loop
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implementations can inject their own optimized implementations
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of a Future object.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.7
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Added support for the :mod:`contextvars` module.
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.. method:: result()
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Return the result of the Future.
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If the Future is *done* and has a result set by the
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:meth:`set_result` method, the result value is returned.
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If the Future is *done* and has an exception set by the
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:meth:`set_exception` method, this method raises the exception.
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If the Future has been *cancelled*, this method raises
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a :exc:`CancelledError` exception.
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If the Future's result isn't yet available, this method raises
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a :exc:`InvalidStateError` exception.
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.. method:: set_result(result)
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Mark the Future as *done* and set its result.
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Raises a :exc:`InvalidStateError` error if the Future is
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already *done*.
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.. method:: set_exception(exception)
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Mark the Future as *done* and set an exception.
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Raises a :exc:`InvalidStateError` error if the Future is
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already *done*.
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.. method:: done()
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Return ``True`` if the Future is *done*.
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A Future is *done* if it was *cancelled* or if it has a result
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or an exception set with :meth:`set_result` or
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:meth:`set_exception` calls.
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.. method:: cancelled()
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Return ``True`` if the Future was *cancelled*.
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The method is usually used to check if a Future is not
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*cancelled* before setting a result or an exception for it::
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if not fut.cancelled():
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fut.set_result(42)
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.. method:: add_done_callback(callback, *, context=None)
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Add a callback to be run when the Future is *done*.
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The *callback* is called with the Future object as its only
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argument.
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If the Future is already *done* when this method is called,
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the callback is scheduled with :meth:`loop.call_soon`.
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An optional keyword-only *context* argument allows specifying a
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custom :class:`contextvars.Context` for the *callback* to run in.
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The current context is used when no *context* is provided.
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:func:`functools.partial` can be used to pass parameters
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to the callback, e.g.::
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# Call 'print("Future:", fut)' when "fut" is done.
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fut.add_done_callback(
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functools.partial(print, "Future:"))
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.. versionchanged:: 3.7
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The *context* keyword-only parameter was added.
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See :pep:`567` for more details.
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.. method:: remove_done_callback(callback)
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Remove *callback* from the callbacks list.
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Returns the number of callbacks removed, which is typically 1,
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unless a callback was added more than once.
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.. method:: cancel()
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Cancel the Future and schedule callbacks.
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If the Future is already *done* or *cancelled*, return ``False``.
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Otherwise, change the Future's state to *cancelled*,
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schedule the callbacks, and return ``True``.
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.. method:: exception()
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Return the exception that was set on this Future.
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The exception (or ``None`` if no exception was set) is
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returned only if the Future is *done*.
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If the Future has been *cancelled*, this method raises a
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:exc:`CancelledError` exception.
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If the Future isn't *done* yet, this method raises an
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:exc:`InvalidStateError` exception.
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.. method:: get_loop()
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Return the event loop the Future object is bound to.
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.. versionadded:: 3.7
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.. _asyncio_example_future:
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This example creates a Future object, creates and schedules an
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asynchronous Task to set result for the Future, and waits until
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the Future has a result::
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async def set_after(fut, delay, value):
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# Sleep for *delay* seconds.
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await asyncio.sleep(delay)
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# Set *value* as a result of *fut* Future.
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fut.set_result(value)
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async def main():
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# Get the current event loop.
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loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
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# Create a new Future object.
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fut = loop.create_future()
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# Run "set_after()" coroutine in a parallel Task.
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# We are using the low-level "loop.create_task()" API here because
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# we already have a reference to the event loop at hand.
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# Otherwise we could have just used "asyncio.create_task()".
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loop.create_task(
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set_after(fut, 1, '... world'))
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print('hello ...')
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# Wait until *fut* has a result (1 second) and print it.
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print(await fut)
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asyncio.run(main())
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.. important::
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The Future object was designed to mimic
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:class:`concurrent.futures.Future`. Key differences include:
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- unlike asyncio Futures, :class:`concurrent.futures.Future`
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instances cannot be awaited.
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- :meth:`asyncio.Future.result` and :meth:`asyncio.Future.exception`
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do not accept the *timeout* argument.
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- :meth:`asyncio.Future.result` and :meth:`asyncio.Future.exception`
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raise an :exc:`InvalidStateError` exception when the Future is not
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*done*.
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- Callbacks registered with :meth:`asyncio.Future.add_done_callback`
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are not called immediately. They are scheduled with
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:meth:`loop.call_soon` instead.
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- asyncio Future is not compatible with the
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:func:`concurrent.futures.wait` and
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:func:`concurrent.futures.as_completed` functions.
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