asyncgui
A minimalistic async library that focuses on fast responsiveness
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need structured concurrency primitives for an existing event loop and want a lightweight, dependency-free (on Python 3.11+) library. The active maintenance, broad Python version support, and permissive MIT license make it low-risk. Not suitable if you need a standalone async runtime or system I/O handling.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; exceptiongroup dependency on Python <3.11.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (exceptiongroup on Python <3.11).
- Actively maintained with recent commits and tested across CPython 3.10–3.14 and PyPy 3.10.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-04-30 (106 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-18 · 9 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 91,146 downloads/mo, #13,536 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install "asyncgui>=0.11,<0.12"
import asyncgui
# Use structured concurrency primitives with your existing event loop- Whether the package's 'structured concurrency' features are comparable in scope to Trio or trio-util, or represent a lighter subset.
- What 'fast responsiveness' and 'immediate task start' mean quantitatively in benchmarks or use cases.
- Whether integration with specific event loops (asyncio, etc.) is documented or requires custom glue code.
What it is and what it does
AsyncGui is a minimal async library designed to work alongside existing event loops rather than replace them. It provides structured concurrency primitives inspired by Trio and trio-util, focusing on fast task responsiveness without handling system I/O or managing its own main loop. The library avoids global state and is designed for integration into frameworks that already manage event dispatch.
On Python 3.11 and later, it has no external dependencies; earlier versions require exceptiongroup. The package is actively maintained, tested across modern Python versions (3.10–3.14 and PyPy 3.10), and used as a foundation by downstream async GUI and game libraries (asynckivy, asynctkinter, asyncpygame).
Use it for
- Integrate async task coordination into an existing GUI framework or event loop without replacing the loop itself.
- Build structured concurrency patterns (nurseries, cancellation scopes) on top of a custom or third-party event dispatcher.
- Add responsive async task scheduling to game engines or interactive applications that manage their own main loop.
- Coordinate multiple async tasks with cancellation and exception handling in a framework-agnostic way.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need structured concurrency primitives for an existing event loop and want a lightweight, dependency-free (on Python 3.11+) library.
The active maintenance, broad Python version support, and permissive MIT license make it low-risk. Not suitable if you need a standalone async runtime or system I/O handling.
Install
asyncgui on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (exceptiongroup on Python <3.11). Actively maintained with recent commits and tested across CPython 3.10–3.14 and PyPy 3.10.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; exceptiongroup dependency on Python <3.11.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install "asyncgui>=0.11,<0.12"
import asyncgui
# Use structured concurrency primitives with your existing event loopVerify before relying
- Whether the package's 'structured concurrency' features are comparable in scope to Trio or trio-util, or represent a lighter subset.
- What 'fast responsiveness' and 'immediate task start' mean quantitatively in benchmarks or use cases.
- Whether integration with specific event loops (asyncio, etc.) is documented or requires custom glue code.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageexceptiongroup |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 106 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 91,146 / month, #13,536 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: asyncgui-0.11.1-py3-none-any.whl
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