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--- python:asyncio [2025/12/12 15:10] – v1ctor
+++ python:asyncio [2025/12/15 13:02] (current) – v1ctor
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 ''async'' - let us to define a coroutine.\\
 ''await'' - let us pause our coroutine when we have a long-running operation. Blocking operation.\\
-''Task'' - wraps a coroutine and schedules it to run on the event loop immediately (in the background)\\
+==== TASKS ====
+''Task'' - wraps a coroutine and schedules it to run on the event loop immediately (in the background). The task starts running as soon as the event loop gets a chance (e.g., when you next await something; await triggers an iteration of the event loop).\\
+Task can be cancelled:
+<code python>
+long_task = asyncio.create_task(delay(10))
+while not long_task.done():
+  long_task.cancel()
+try:
+    await long_task
+except CancelledError:
+    print("Our task was cancelled")
+</code>