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In [1]: import asyncio
   ...:
   ...: async def aprint(*args):
   ...:     print(*args)
   ...:
   ...: asyncio.ensure_future(aprint("background future"))
Out[1]: <Task pending coro=<aprint() running at <ipython-input-1-c3f9a8264358>:3>>

In [2]:

In [2]:

In [2]: await aprint("foreground")
background future
foreground

In [3]: asyncio.create_task(aprint("background task"))
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RuntimeError                              Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-6787ab5b49b6> in <module>
----> 1 asyncio.create_task(aprint("background task"))

/usr/lib64/python3.7/asyncio/tasks.py in create_task(coro)
    318     Return a Task object.
    319     """
--> 320     loop = events.get_running_loop()
    321     return loop.create_task(coro)
    322

RuntimeError: no running event loop

In [4]: asyncio.get_event_loop()
Out[4]: <_UnixSelectorEventLoop running=False closed=False debug=False>

In [5]: async def print_loop():
   ...:     print(asyncio.get_event_loop())

In [6]: await print_loop()
<_UnixSelectorEventLoop running=True closed=False debug=False>