[FIXED] Why does asyncio.create_task not run the method?

Issue

Code example:

async def download_page(session, url):
    print(True)


async def downloader_init(session):
    while True:
        url = await download_queue.get()
        task = asyncio.create_task(download_page(session, url))
        print(task)
        print(f"url: {url}")


async def get_urls(url):
    while True:
        try:
            url = find_somewhere_url
            await download_queue.put(url)
        except NoSuchElementException:
            break
    return True


async def main():
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=headers) as session:
        get_urls_task = asyncio.create_task(get_urls(url))
        downloader_init_task = asyncio.create_task(downloader_init(session))

        asyncio.gather(get_urls_task, downloader_init_task)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(main())

Output:

<Task pending coro=<download_page() running at main.py:69>>
url: https://someurl.com/example
<Task pending coro=<download_page() running at main.py:69>>
url: https://someurl.com/example
<Task pending coro=<download_page() running at main.py:69>>
url: https://someurl.com/example

Why is the method download_page not executed? The strange thing is that the script just ends its work, there are no errors anywhere. downloader_init should work endlessly, but it does not.

In download_queue, method get_urls adds links as it finds them, after which it stops working. downloader_init should immediately execute as soon as a new link appears in the queue, but it starts its work only when get_urls has completed its work.

Solution

Try this instead:

Note: Your problem wasn't with the task creation, it was because there wasn't an await at the asyncio.gather part.

import asyncio
import aiohttp


async def download_page(session, url):
    # Dummy function.
    print(f"session={session}, url={url}")


async def downloader_init(session):
    while True:
        url = await download_queue.get()
        task = asyncio.create_task(download_page(session, url))
        print(f"task={task}, url={url}")


async def get_urls(url):
    while True:
        try:
            url = find_somewhere_url()
            await download_queue.put(url)
        except NoSuchElementException:
            break


async def main():
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=headers) as session:
        get_urls_task = asyncio.create_task(get_urls(url))
        downloader_init_task = asyncio.create_task(downloader_init(session))

        # Use await here to make it finish the tasks.
        await asyncio.gather(get_urls_task, downloader_init_task)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Use this as it deals with the loop creation, shutdown,
    # and other stuff for you.
    asyncio.run(main())  # This is new in Python 3.7

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