@Marvin, how do I submit an

async

task?

In Prefect 3.x, you can submit an asynchronous task by defining it with the

@task

decorator and using the

delay

method to run it in the background. This allows the task to be executed concurrently without blocking the main application flow. Here's how you can do it: 1. Define the Task: Use the

@task

decorator to define your asynchronous task. 2. Submit the Task: Call the

delay

method on the task to schedule it for background execution. Here's a simple example:

python
from prefect import task

@task
async def my_async_task():
    # Your async task logic here
    pass

# To submit the task
my_async_task.delay()

You can find more details about using deferred tasks in Prefect 3.x in the Prefect documentation. For more advanced task management, you might consider using a task runner like Ray or Dask within a Prefect flow. However, for simple background execution, the

delay

method should suffice.