Is there any way to make an asynchronous function call from Python [Django]?

Question

I am creating a Django application that does various long computations with uploaded files. I don\'t want to make the user wait for the file to be handled - I just want to s

Answer 1

Rather than trying to manage this via subprocesses or threads, I recommend you separate it out completely. There are two approaches: the first is to set a flag in a database table somewhere, and have a cron job running regularly that checks the flag and performs the required operation.

The second option is to use a message queue. Your file upload process sends a message on the queue, and a separate listener receives the message and does what's needed. I've used RabbitMQ for this sort of thing, but others are available.

Either way, your user doesn't have to wait for the process to finish, and you don't have to worry about managing subprocesses.