async-property
Python decorator for async properties.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no dependencies, and solves a real problem in async Python code. The MIT license is permissive. Use it when you need async properties in your class design and want to avoid explicit method calls or manual caching logic.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction install with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained; last commit 2026-04-16 with 98 repository stars.
- Python 3.7+ supported.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive); you can use this freely in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2023-07-03 (1138 days) · last repo commit 2026-04-16 · 98 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 6,032,066 downloads/mo, #1,981 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install async-property
from async_property import async_property
class Foo:
@async_property
async def remote_value(self):
return await get_remote_value()
instance = Foo()
await instance.remote_value- Whether AwaitLoader's concurrent loading behavior scales well with many properties or if there are practical limits.
- Performance characteristics of the asyncio.Lock mechanism under high concurrency.
- Whether cached properties properly handle exceptions on first call and subsequent retries.
What it is and what it does
async_property is a lightweight decorator library that brings async/await semantics to Python class properties. It lets you define async functions as properties using @async_property (which returns an awaitable each time) or @async_cached_property (which caches the result after the first await). For classes with multiple cached async properties, you can subclass AwaitLoader to make instances awaitable, which will load all cached properties concurrently and optionally call an async load() hook first.
The package solves the problem of accessing remote data or expensive async operations through a clean property interface instead of explicit method calls. It uses asyncio.Lock internally to ensure cached functions are called only once even under concurrent access. With no runtime dependencies and support for Python 3.7 through 3.11, it integrates easily into existing async codebases.
Use it for
- Define a class property that fetches data from a remote API or database without explicit method calls.
- Cache the result of an expensive async operation so it's computed once and reused across multiple accesses.
- Initialize multiple async resources concurrently when instantiating a class by subclassing AwaitLoader.
- Build async context objects where properties lazily load remote state on first access.
- Simplify async initialization patterns in frameworks that expect property-like access patterns.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no dependencies, and solves a real problem in async Python code. The MIT license is permissive. Use it when you need async properties in your class design and want to avoid explicit method calls or manual caching logic.
Install
async-property on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained; last commit 2026-04-16 with 98 repository stars. Python 3.7+ supported.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive); you can use this freely in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install async-property
from async_property import async_property
class Foo:
@async_property
async def remote_value(self):
return await get_remote_value()
instance = Foo()
await instance.remote_valueVerify before relying
- Whether AwaitLoader's concurrent loading behavior scales well with many properties or if there are practical limits.
- Performance characteristics of the asyncio.Lock mechanism under high concurrency.
- Whether cached properties properly handle exceptions on first call and subsequent retries.
Package facts
| License | MIT license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,138 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 6,032,066 / month, #1,981 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Utilities |
Evidence: async_property-0.2.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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