Learning Python Networking - Second Edition

Introducing aiohttp

The next module we are going to review is frequently used in conjunction with asyncio. This is because it provides a framework for working with asynchronous requests. It is an excellent solution for complementing the server part of a web application with Python 3.5+ as well.

The main tool for making requests is the requests module. The main problem with requests is that the thread is blocked until we obtain a response. By default, request operations are blocking. When the thread calls a method such as get or post, it pauses until the operation completes.

To download multiple resources at once, we need many threads. At this point, aiohttp allows us to make requests asynchronously. You can install aiohttp by using the