AnyIO

Async networking and concurrency library that runs on top of asyncio or Trio — provides Trio-style structured concurrency primitives with broad compatibility.

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⭐ 2,475 stars⬇ 183.1M downloads/wkFirst release: May 2019Last release: Mar 2026
Async Support: YesPlugin Extensions: HighSpeed: FastDoc Quality: HighLearning Curve: Medium

Pros

  • Structured concurrency primitives that run on either asyncio or Trio
  • Task groups and cancellation scopes for safer async code
  • Used internally by FastAPI, Starlette, and Httpx — huge transitive adoption

Cons

  • Thin abstraction layer that still requires understanding both backends
  • Smaller standalone community than asyncio
  • Debugging across asyncio and Trio backends can be tricky

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