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ECO-CMP-PY-004

Name: Blocking I/O inside async context

Category: CMP

Family: PY

Primary layer: code

System layers: code

Description

Blocking calls inside async functions reduce concurrency and inflate latency.

Impact

  • confidence: 0.9
  • notes: High propagation in async servers.
  • type: latency

Detection

  • languages:
  • python
  • method: ast

Remediation

  • guidance: Use async-compatible libraries (e.g., async DB/HTTP clients).
  • tradeoffs: Library and code changes.

Pattern examples

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Remediation examples

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