Is `await` in Python3 Cooperative Multitasking?

Question

I am trying to understand the new asyncio coroutines (introduced in Python 3.5).

In 1997 I attended a course at university which roughly covered the content of the

Answer 1

Yes. According to Wikipedia:

Coroutines are computer program components that generalize subroutines for nonpreemptive multitasking, by allowing multiple entry points for suspending and resuming execution at certain locations.