aiologic
GIL-powered* locking library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to coordinate async tasks across multiple event loops or mix async and sync code—a genuine gap in the standard library. No, if you work only within a single asyncio event loop or use only threading; standard library primitives are simpler and more stable. Yes-with-conditions if you're comfortable with alpha-status software and a single-maintainer project; the library is already in use and carefully designed, but API and behavior may change.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.8 or later.
- Works on CPython and PyPy; Nuitka support is experimental.
- Low install friction with only three runtime dependencies (sniffio, typing-extensions, wrapt).
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Permissive licensing: source code under ISC, tests under 0BSD, documentation under CC-BY-4.0, and configuration under CC0-1.0. No restrictions on commercial use or modification of the library itself.
last release 2026-06-27 (48 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-12 · 92 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 3,253,484 downloads/mo, #2,684 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
import asyncio
from threading import Thread
import aiologic
lock = aiologic.Lock()
async def func():
async with lock:
await asyncio.sleep(1)
Thread(target=asyncio.run, args=[func()]).start()- Performance characteristics and fairness guarantees compared to standard library alternatives in various concurrency scenarios.
- Stability and API maturity given alpha development status and single-maintainer maintenance model.
- Real-world production usage patterns beyond the one discussion example mentioned in the project status.
What it is and what it does
aiologic is a synchronization library that solves a specific problem: coordinating work across Python's different concurrency models. Standard asyncio.Lock fails when tasks from different event loops try to acquire it, and threading.Lock can deadlock in similar scenarios. aiologic provides drop-in replacements—Lock, Event, Semaphore, Barrier, Condition, and Queue primitives—that work correctly whether you're coordinating async tasks within one loop, async tasks across multiple event loops in different threads, or mixing async and sync code.
The library supports asyncio, trio, curio, anyio, gevent, eventlet, and threading. It's built on atomic operations and respects Python's GIL, making it performant on PyPy and compatible with free-threaded CPython 3.13+. The implementation includes fairness guarantees where possible and aims for lock-free designs with minimal context switches. It's in alpha, actively maintained, and already in use by some projects.
Use it for
- Coordinate async tasks running in separate event loops across multiple threads without deadlock or RuntimeError.
- Protect shared state when mixing async code (asyncio/trio) with synchronous code in the same application.
- Build thread-safe async queues and barriers that work across different async frameworks (asyncio, trio, curio, anyio).
- Implement fair, cancellation-aware locking for complex async workflows with timeouts and checkpoints.
- Migrate from threading.Lock to an async-aware primitive without rewriting synchronization logic.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need to coordinate async tasks across multiple event loops or mix async and sync code—a genuine gap in the standard library.
No, if you work only within a single asyncio event loop or use only threading; standard library primitives are simpler and more stable. Yes-with-conditions if you're comfortable with alpha-status software and a single-maintainer project; the library is already in use and carefully designed, but API and behavior may change.
Install
aiologic on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only three runtime dependencies (sniffio, typing-extensions, wrapt). Actively maintained as of 2026-06-27 with recent activity. Project is in alpha status and developed by a single maintainer in spare time, so stability is not guaranteed despite careful theoretical analysis claimed by the author.
Requires Python 3.8 or later. Works on CPython and PyPy; Nuitka support is experimental.
License in practice
Permissive licensing: source code under ISC, tests under 0BSD, documentation under CC-BY-4.0, and configuration under CC0-1.0. No restrictions on commercial use or modification of the library itself.
Quickstart
import asyncio
from threading import Thread
import aiologic
lock = aiologic.Lock()
async def func():
async with lock:
await asyncio.sleep(1)
Thread(target=asyncio.run, args=[func()]).start()Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics and fairness guarantees compared to standard library alternatives in various concurrency scenarios.
- Stability and API maturity given alpha development status and single-maintainer maintenance model.
- Real-world production usage patterns beyond the one discussion example mentioned in the project status.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagessniffiotyping-extensionswrapt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 48 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 3,253,484 / month, #2,684 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaFramework :: AnyIOFramework :: AsyncIOFramework :: TrioIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Free Threading :: 2 - BetaProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTyping :: Typed |
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