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The async and await keywords are used to manage asynchronous tasks. 


Asynchronous programming allows multiple tasks to be processed simultaneously without blocking other tasks. In Python, it is achieved through the use of coroutines.


The async keyword is used to define a function as an asynchronous coroutine, and the await keyword is used inside of a coroutine function to wait for the execution of another coroutine.


What are coroutines?


Coroutines are just like regular functions with the additional capability of …

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