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What is the difference between asyncio and synchronous?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 24, 2024

Python includes both synchronous and asynchronous programming capabilities. Use synchronous code for simple scripts and CPU-bound processing. Use asyncio for I/O-bound work, parallel execution, and concurrency within a single thread.

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