Python & FastAPI•Part 5: ORMs, Databases & Background Workers (56 - 65)
Alternatives to Celery (ARQ, Dramatiq):
In Simple Words:
- ARQ: Ultra-fast asynchronous task queue built on Redis and AsyncIO; ideal for FastAPI.
- Dramatiq: Simpler, thread-based alternative to Celery with superior out-of-the-box retry logic and RabbitMQ/Redis backends.
python
# ARQ task definition:
async def download_file(ctx, url: str):
async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
resp = await client.get(url)
return len(resp.content)