example-code-2e/18b-async-await/spinner_await.py
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# spinner_await.py
# credits: Example by Luciano Ramalho inspired by
# Michele Simionato's multiprocessing example in the python-list:
# https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-February/538048.html
# BEGIN SPINNER_AWAIT
import asyncio
import itertools
import sys
async def spin(msg): # <1>
write, flush = sys.stdout.write, sys.stdout.flush
for char in itertools.cycle('|/-\\'):
status = char + ' ' + msg
write(status)
flush()
write('\x08' * len(status))
try:
await asyncio.sleep(.1) # <3>
except asyncio.CancelledError: # <4>
break
write(' ' * len(status) + '\x08' * len(status))
async def slow_function(): # <5>
# pretend waiting a long time for I/O
await asyncio.sleep(3) # <6>
return 42
async def supervisor(): # <7>
spinner = asyncio.ensure_future(spin('thinking!')) # <8>
print('spinner object:', spinner) # <9>
result = await slow_function() # <10>
spinner.cancel() # <11>
return result
def main():
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop() # <12>
result = loop.run_until_complete(supervisor()) # <13>
loop.close()
print('Answer:', result)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
# END SPINNER_AWAIT