FAQ

Does cached_path have an async interface?

No, not at the moment. But you can still benefit by calling cached_path() concurrently using asyncio.to_thread(). For example:

>>> async def main():
...     print("Downloading files...")
...     await asyncio.gather(
...         asyncio.to_thread(cached_path, "https://github.com/allenai/cached_path/blob/main/README.md"),
...         asyncio.to_thread(cached_path, "https://github.com/allenai/cached_path/blob/main/setup.py"),
...         asyncio.to_thread(cached_path, "https://github.com/allenai/cached_path/blob/main/requirements.txt"),
...     )
...     print("Finished all downloads")
...
>>> asyncio.run(main())
Downloading files...
Finished all downloads
>>>