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How does async/await work in Python?

Q: How does async/await work in Python?

`async def` defines a coroutine; `await` yields control while waiting on I/O, letting the **event loop** run other coroutines on a single thread. It gives high concurrency for I/O-bound work (network, DB) without threads — but blocking/CPU-bound code stalls the loop.

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async def defines a coroutine; await yields control while waiting on I/O, letting the event loop run other coroutines on a single thread. It gives high concurrency for I/O-bound work (network, DB) without threads — but blocking/CPU-bound code stalls the loop.

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