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Simple Async

Python has multiple solutions for asynchronous programming - each with its own strengths and weakness. In many cases, people reach for a much more complicated solution than is actually needed forgetting the simple pool executors in the batteries-included concurrent futures library. Guidance is needed in this area so people avoid over-engineering and unnecessary complexity.