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authorJoannah Nanjekye <33177550+nanjekyejoannah@users.noreply.github.com>2021-11-15 22:30:28 (GMT)
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Save a reference for ensure_future and create_task (GH-29163)
Co-authored-by: Joannah Nanjekye <jnanjekye@python.org>
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@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ Future Functions
See also the :func:`create_task` function which is the
preferred way for creating new Tasks.
+ Save a reference to the result of this function, to avoid
+ a task disappearing mid execution.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.5.1
The function accepts any :term:`awaitable` object.