asks is an async requests-like HTTP lib, for use in conjunction with the wonderful curio and trio async libs.
asks aims to have a mostly familiar API, using simple functions/methods like get() for getting and post() for posting.
At the heart of asks is a session class which makes interacting with the web in a sustained and fluid way fast, efficient, and simple. Check out the examples!
Above you'll find detailed docs with a large number of simple examples to help you get off the ground in no time.
Requires: Python 3.6.2 or newer.
pip install asks
# one request
# A little silly to async one request, but not without its use!
import asks
import anyio
async def example():
r = await asks.get('https://example.org')
print(r.content)
anyio.run(example)# many requests
# make 1k api calls and store their response objects
# in a list.
import asks
import trio
path_list = ['http://fakeurl.org/get','http://example123.org']
results = []
async def grabber(s, path):
r = await s.get(path)
results.append(r)
async def main(path_list):
from asks.sessions import Session
s = Session('https://example.org', connections=2)
async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
for path in path_list:
n.start_soon(grabber, s, path)
trio.run(main, path_list)2.0.0 - Setting stream=True means that the response returned will be a StreamResponse object rather than the default Response object.
