<@ULVA73B9P> In prefect 3, how do I use the `wait_...
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@Marvin In prefect 3, how do I use the
wait_for
parameter of a task with an async mapped task?
m
In Prefect 3.x, you can use the
wait_for
parameter with async mapped tasks to establish dependencies between tasks that don't necessarily share data. This allows you to control the execution order of your tasks. When you use the
.map()
method on a task, you can pass the
wait_for
argument to specify upstream task dependencies. This way, you can ensure that your mapped tasks wait for certain other tasks to complete before they start executing. Here's a simple example:
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python
from prefect import task, flow, unmapped

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

@task
async def dependency_task():
    # Some dependency logic
    return "dependency result"

@flow
async def my_flow():
    dependency_result = await dependency_task.submit()
    await my_task.map([1, 2, 3], wait_for=[dependency_result])
In this example,
my_task
is mapped over the list
[1, 2, 3]
, and each mapped instance waits for
dependency_task
to complete. For more details, you can refer to the Prefect 3.x task runners documentation.