1.2 - Key Concepts
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Practice Questions
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Define the term ‘coroutine’ in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how it behaves differently from a regular function.
What does the keyword 'await' do?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you use 'await' in a function.
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What is a coroutine?
💡 Hint: Think about how it is defined differently than regular functions.
True or False: The event loop is responsible for executing coroutines in Python's asyncio.
💡 Hint: Consider the central role it plays in asynchronous operations.
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Create an async function to fetch and print data from three different URLs concurrently, simulating a network call delay.
💡 Hint: Remember to define your URL fetcher as a coroutine.
Discuss how implementing asyncio could optimize a web scraper that currently runs synchronously and analyze the time saved.
💡 Hint: Think about the differences in how many requests can be processed concurrently.
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