import os import time from fib import slow_fib from rq import Connection, Queue def main(): # Range of Fibonacci numbers to compute fib_range = range(20, 34) # Kick off the tasks asynchronously async_results = {} q = Queue() for x in fib_range: async_results[x] = q.enqueue(slow_fib, x) start_time = time.time() done = False while not done: os.system('clear') print('Asynchronously: (now = %.2f)' % (time.time() - start_time,)) done = True for x in fib_range: result = async_results[x].return_value if result is None: done = False result = '(calculating)' print('fib(%d) = %s' % (x, result)) print('') print('To start the actual in the background, run a worker:') print(' python examples/run_worker.py') time.sleep(0.2) print('Done') if __name__ == '__main__': # Tell RQ what Redis connection to use with Connection(): main()