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Async IO Sleep vs Time Sleep in Python - When to Use Each

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 17, 2024

When writing asynchronous Python code, use asyncio.sleep() for delays without blocking, and time.sleep() for pausing all processing in the current thread.

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