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Task

an object that schedules a coroutine on the event loop

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Related Concepts

Asynchronous processing Coroutine Event loop

Core Idea

Task is an object that schedules a coroutine on the event loop. It usually makes the most sense alongside Asynchronous processing, Coroutine, Event loop.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across python posts as shared vocabulary.

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[Python 시리즈 18편] async/await로 비동기 기본기 다지기 싱글 스레드 비동기 모델과 asyncio 코루틴, 태스크, 이벤트 루프 개념을 초보자 눈높이로 정리한다.[Python Series 18] Build async foundations with async/await Explains the single-threaded async model plus asyncio coroutines, tasks, and event loops in beginner-friendly terms.