Process lower-number priorities first.
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())Explanation
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