{"slug": "asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async", "title": "AsyncIO in Python: What It Actually Is and Why Your ‘Async’ Code Might Not Be Async", "summary": "Python's async and await keywords only make code eligible for asynchronous execution, not automatically asynchronous, a distinction that many developers misunderstand. The article on Towards AI explains the true nature of AsyncIO and common pitfalls in writing async code.", "body_md": "Adding async and await to your code doesn't make it asynchronous. It makes it eligible to be asynchronous. There's a big difference and it…\nContinue reading on Towards AI »", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async", "canonical_source": "https://pub.towardsai.net/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async-d10e17a7f237?source=rss----98111c9905da---4", "published_at": "2026-06-25 07:43:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 07:47:48.402461+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["Python", "AsyncIO", "Towards AI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/asyncio-in-python-what-it-actually-is-and-why-your-async-code-might-not-be-async.jsonld"}}