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gh-92223: Remove pre-Python 3.7 alternative #92224

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Remove pre-Python 3.7 alternative description
srittau May 3, 2022
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Remove a reference to 'Python 3.7+'
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17 changes: 1 addition & 16 deletions Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Coroutines

:term:`Coroutines <coroutine>` declared with the async/await syntax is the
preferred way of writing asyncio applications. For example, the following
snippet of code (requires Python 3.7+) prints "hello", waits 1 second,
snippet of code prints "hello", waits 1 second,
and then prints "world"::

>>> import asyncio
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:exc:`RuntimeError` is raised if there is no running loop in
current thread.

This function has been **added in Python 3.7**. Prior to
Python 3.7, the low-level :func:`asyncio.ensure_future` function
can be used instead::

async def coro():
...

# In Python 3.7+
task = asyncio.create_task(coro())
...

# This works in all Python versions but is less readable
task = asyncio.ensure_future(coro())
...

.. important::

Save a reference to the result of this function, to avoid
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