221. Using Python’s Trio Library
🔹 1. Basic Trio Async Function
import trio
async def say_hello():
print("Hello, Trio!")
trio.run(say_hello)✅ Fix: trio.run() starts an event loop and runs the coroutine.
🔹 2. Using trio.sleep() for Non-Blocking Delays
import trio
async def delayed_message():
print("Waiting...")
await trio.sleep(2) # Non-blocking sleep
print("Done waiting!")
trio.run(delayed_message)✅ Fix: trio.sleep() lets other tasks run instead of blocking.
🔹 3. Running Multiple Tasks Concurrently
✅ Fix: open_nursery() manages multiple tasks concurrently.
🔹 4. Using nursery.start() for Structured Concurrency
✅ Fix: nursery.start() guarantees task fully starts before continuing.
🔹 5. Handling Task Cancellation with trio.CancelScope
✅ Fix: trio.CancelScope() cancels a running task safely.
🔹 6. Using trio.to_thread.run_sync() for Blocking Calls
✅ Fix: trio.to_thread.run_sync() offloads blocking work to a separate thread.
🔹 7. Using Trio Channels for Inter-Task Communication
✅ Fix: trio.open_memory_channel() enables safe inter-task communication.
🔹 8. Trio’s Built-in Timeouts
✅ Fix: trio.move_on_after() cancels tasks after a timeout.
🔹 9. Handling Exceptions Gracefully
❌ Issue: Exception is NOT caught because it occurs in another task. ✅ Fix: Use exception groups or handle exceptions inside the task.
🔹 10. Trio’s Signal Handling (trio.lowlevel)
✅ Fix: trio.open_signal_receiver() handles Ctrl+C (SIGINT) safely.
🚀 Summary: Why Use Trio?
Structured Concurrency
✅ nursery ensures tasks are managed properly
Task Cancellation
✅ trio.CancelScope() allows safe cancellation
Thread Offloading
✅ trio.to_thread.run_sync() moves blocking calls to a thread
Inter-Task Communication
✅ trio.open_memory_channel() provides safe channels
Timeout Handling
✅ trio.move_on_after() automatically cancels slow tasks
Signal Handling
✅ trio.open_signal_receiver() handles OS signals like SIGINT
🚀 When to Use Trio?
Multiple async tasks (e.g., HTTP requests, I/O)
✅ Yes
Handling timeouts and cancellations properly
✅ Yes
Coordinating tasks with dependencies
✅ Yes
Replacing asyncio
✅ Yes (simpler & safer)
Blocking tasks with threads
✅ Yes (trio.to_thread.run_sync)
CPU-bound tasks (heavy computation)
❌ No (use multiprocessing)
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