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asyncio event loop runs coroutines cooperatively. asyncio.run(main()) starts the loop. Create coroutines with async def, await I/O operations. asyncio.gather(*coros) runs coroutines concurrently. asyncio.create_task() schedules a coroutine without awaiting immediately. asyncio.Queue for async producer-consumer. asyncio.timeout() (Python 3.11) for timeouts. Use async libraries: aiohttp, asyncpg, aiobotocore.
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Asyncio provides an event loop for managing asynchronous tasks. Enables non-blocking I/O. Uses coroutines, tasks, and futures for high-performance concurrency.
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