import asyncio import contextvars import functools # Used as an alternative for asyncio.to_thread in python <=3.8 # Repurposed from CPython, used under the terms of the PSL # Upstream source: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/4b4227b907a262446b9d276c274feda2590a4e6e/Lib/asyncio/threads.py # License: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/4b4227b907a262446b9d276c274feda2590a4e6e/LICENSE # Copyright (c) 2021 Python Software Foundation async def _to_thread(func, *args, **kwargs): """Asynchronously run function *func* in a separate thread. Any *args and **kwargs supplied for this function are directly passed to *func*. Also, the current :class:`contextvars.Context` is propagated, allowing context variables from the main thread to be accessed in the separate thread. Return a coroutine that can be awaited to get the eventual result of *func*. """ loop = asyncio.get_running_loop() ctx = contextvars.copy_context() func_call = functools.partial(ctx.run, func, *args, **kwargs) return await loop.run_in_executor(None, func_call) to_thread = getattr(asyncio, 'to_thread', _to_thread)