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fullstop ◴[02 Sep 25 17:33 UTC] No.45106338[source]▶

Exceptions are difficult to deal with. Also, while they've had async for 10 years it has changed quite a bit from the initial incarnation.

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1. blibble ◴[02 Sep 25 20:54 UTC] No.45108910[source]▶

there are some Exception situations that are almost completely impossible to deal with

like guaranteeing a close() inside a finally

asyncio is a terrible, terrible library

Python has had async for 10 years – why isn't it more popular?