googlemaps/google-maps-services-python

Async support

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#368 opened on Jun 30, 2020

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help wantedpriority: p3type: feature request

Description

This is based on #156 and #224, but I can't reopen those.

In #156 this was marked as a priority but Python 2.7 support was listed as a blocker. As the earliest version of Python now supported is 3.5 (which is after asyncio was introduced), it seems this blocker has been removed. Since a lot of Python applications (especially webapps) are moving over to async, it would be nice not to have to make workarounds to implement Google Maps support.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonAsync/awaitGoogle Maps API basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Examine the current synchronous client implementation, likely in googlemaps/client.py. Then, create an async version using aiohttp or httpx. Refer to previous issues #156 and #224 for context. Since maintainers haven't provided explicit guidance, propose an implementation and open a PR.