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"""High-level support for working with threads in asyncio"""
import functools
import contextvars
from . import events
__all__ = "to_thread",
async def to_thread(func, /, *args, **kwargs):
"""Asynchronously run function *func* in a separate thread.
Any *args and **kwargs supplied for this function are directly passed
to *func*. Also, the current :class:`contextvars.Context` is propogated,
allowing context variables from the main thread to be accessed in the
separate thread.
Return a coroutine that can be awaited to get the eventual result of *func*.
"""
loop = events.get_running_loop()
ctx = contextvars.copy_context()
func_call = functools.partial(ctx.run, func, *args, **kwargs)
return await loop.run_in_executor(None, func_call)