https://alra.dev/tags/async/Recent content in Async on AlraHugoenMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alra.dev/posts/sync-vs-async-in-python-understanding-whats-happening/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alra.dev/posts/sync-vs-async-in-python-understanding-whats-happening/<h1 id="sync-vs-async-in-python---understanding-whats-happening">Sync vs Async in Python - Understanding What&rsquo;s Happening</h1> <p>When we start programming in Python, almost everything we write is <code>synchronous</code> (an execution model where operations are performed sequentially, blocking the main thread until each task is completed before the next one starts).</p> <p>And this usually works very well.</p> <p>You call a function. It executes. Then the next one executes. And so on.</p> <p>The problem starts when the application needs to talk to the &ldquo;outside world&rdquo;:</p>