Python asyncio Cheat Sheet/Use a PriorityQueue

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Section: Queues and Producer/Consumer Patterns

Use a PriorityQueue

python
python
import asyncio

async def main():
    queue = asyncio.PriorityQueue()
    await queue.put((20, "normal"))
    await queue.put((10, "urgent"))
    print(await queue.get())
    print(await queue.get())

asyncio.run(main())
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Useful for schedulers, crawlers, and retry backoffs.

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