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Keeping Track of Asyncio Loops in Python

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 25, 2024

Tips for detecting and keeping track of active asyncio loops in Python. Use get_running_loop() to get the current running loop. Use all_tasks() to iterate through scheduled tasks. Use contextvars to track the loop a task is running on.

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