How do I write a sequence of promises in Python?
Here's a similar program using asyncio and the async/await
syntax:
import asyncio
import random
async def alpha(x):
await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
return x + 1
async def bravo(x):
await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
return random.randint(0, 1000) + x
async def charlie(x):
if x % 2 == 0:
return x
raise ValueError(x, 'is odd')
async def run():
try:
number = await charlie(await bravo(await alpha(42)))
except ValueError as exc:
print('error:', exc.args[0])
else:
print('success:', number)
if __name__ == '__main__':
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(run())
loop.close()
EDIT: If you're interested in reactive streams, you might consider using aiostream.
Here's a simple example:
import asyncio
from aiostream import stream, pipe
async def main():
# This stream computes 11² + 13² in 1.5 second
xs = (
stream.count(interval=0.1) # Count from zero every 0.1 s
| pipe.skip(10) # Skip the first 10 numbers
| pipe.take(5) # Take the following 5
| pipe.filter(lambda x: x % 2) # Keep odd numbers
| pipe.map(lambda x: x ** 2) # Square the results
| pipe.accumulate() # Add the numbers together
)
print('11² + 13² = ', await xs)
if __name__ == '__main__':
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())
loop.close()
More examples in the documentation.
Disclaimer: I am the project maintainer.
You're in luck, Python 3.4 and above include asyncio
, although the feature you are looking for (Future) is available in Python 3.5 and up.
From your own link about asyncio
: "This version is only relevant for Python 3.3, which does not include asyncio in its stdlib."
Example:
import asyncio
async def some_coroutine():
await asyncio.sleep(1)
return 'done'
def process_result(future):
print('Task returned:', future.result())
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
task = loop.create_task(some_coroutine())
task.add_done_callback(process_result)
loop.run_until_complete()