Practice Event Loop (2.1) - Chapter 8: Asynchronous Programming with asyncio

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Question 1.
What is an Event Loop?
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Think of what it does in the asyncio library.
Question 2.
Define a coroutine.
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Recall the keywords async and await.
3Question 3.
What mechanism does the Event Loop use to manage tasks?
- Threading
- Asynchronous processing
- Synchronous tasks
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Think about the definition of the Event Loop.
4Question 4.
True or False: Coroutines can run simultaneously without the Event Loop.
- True
- False
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Reflect on the structural aspects of asynchronous programming.
Question 5.
Create an asynchronous function that simulates fetching data from multiple sources and uses asyncio.gather() to execute them.
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Make sure to include print statements to track progress.
Question 6.
Discuss the limitations of using an Event Loop compared to threading in CPU-bound operations. Why might you still prefer one over the other?
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Consider the nature of the tasks being managed.

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