create_task -> ensure_future so that it works also if there is no event

martinRenou · tacaswell · commit b420b3ec6a6f · 2021-10-20T17:29:32.000-04:00
loop
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg_core.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg_core.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def _timer_task(self, interval):
     def _timer_start(self):
         self._timer_stop()
 
-        self._task = asyncio.create_task(
+        self._task = asyncio.ensure_future(
             self._timer_task(max(self.interval / 1_000., 1e-6))
         )
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def _timer_task(self, interval):`
`97`	`97`	`def _timer_start(self):`
`98`	`98`	`self._timer_stop()`
`99`	`99`
`100`		`- self._task = asyncio.create_task(`
	`100`	`+ self._task = asyncio.ensure_future(`
`101`	`101`	`self._timer_task(max(self.interval / 1_000., 1e-6))`
`102`	`102`	`)`
`103`	`103`