1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index f48769e..45679cf 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ def iscoroutine(object):
     """Return true if the object is a coroutine."""
     return isinstance(object, types.CoroutineType)
 
+def isawaitable(object):
+    """Return true is object can be passed to an ``await`` expression."""
+    return (isinstance(object, types.CoroutineType) or
+            isinstance(object, types.GeneratorType) and
+                object.gi_code.co_flags & CO_ITERABLE_COROUTINE or
+            isinstance(object, collections.abc.Awaitable))
+
 def istraceback(object):
     """Return true if the object is a traceback.