Asynchronous programming is a way of dealing with slow and unpredictable resources. Rather than waiting idle for resources to become available, asynchronous programs are able to handle multiple resources concurrently and efficiently. Programming in an asynchronous way can be challenging because it is necessary to deal with external requests that can arrive in any order, may take a variable amount of time, or may fail unpredictably. In this section, we will introduce the topic by explaining the main concepts and terminology as well as by giving an idea of how asynchronous programs work.

Python High Performance, Second Edition
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Python High Performance, Second Edition
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Overview of this book
Python is a versatile language that has found applications in many industries. The clean syntax, rich standard library, and vast selection of third-party libraries make Python a wildly popular language.
Python High Performance is a practical guide that shows how to leverage the power of both native and third-party Python libraries to build robust applications.
The book explains how to use various profilers to find performance bottlenecks and apply the correct algorithm to fix them. The reader will learn how to effectively use NumPy and Cython to speed up numerical code. The book explains concepts of concurrent programming and how to implement robust and responsive applications using Reactive programming. Readers will learn how to write code for parallel architectures using Tensorflow and Theano, and use a cluster of computers for large-scale computations using technologies such as Dask and PySpark.
By the end of the book, readers will have learned to achieve performance and scale from their Python applications.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Benchmarking and Profiling
Pure Python Optimizations
Fast Array Operations with NumPy and Pandas
C Performance with Cython
Exploring Compilers
Implementing Concurrency
Parallel Processing
Distributed Processing
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