long-sleep-not-forever (ASYNC116)#
Derived from the flake8-async linter.
Fix is sometimes available.
This rule is unstable and in preview. The --preview
flag is required for use.
What it does#
Checks for uses of trio.sleep()
or anyio.sleep()
with a delay greater than 24 hours.
Why is this bad?#
Calling sleep()
with a delay greater than 24 hours is usually intended
to sleep indefinitely. Instead of using a large delay,
trio.sleep_forever()
or anyio.sleep_forever()
better conveys the intent.
Example#
Use instead: