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		DasIch on Oct 30, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I don't understand Python's Asyncio "Only"? You need locks in exactly the same scenarios as you do when you use multiple threads.

xapata on Oct 30, 2016 [–]

Good point. I should have said that asyncio allows patterns that use fewer shared resources.

Actually... I take that back. Asyncio is solving a different problem than the locking of shared resources.

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