Custom `loop_factory` for `asyncio`
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Description
Hello,
I have a use-case where we'd like to run the `ipykernel` main-loop using a specific `asyncio.AbstractEventLoop` implementation (not the stdlib's default one). Since in the `main` branch of `ipykernel` the code was migrated to use `anyio`, I believe this boils down to passing a suitable `loop_factory` value in the `backend_options` passed to `anyio.run` (unless Trio mode is enabled, of course).
Would there be any interest in a patch to allow this, essentially adding a `--IPKernelApp.asyncio_loop_factory` config option (a `DottedObjectName`)?
Thanks!
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Research direction
Start by tracing ipykernel's main-loop startup and the anyio.run call, focusing on how backend_options are passed and how Trio mode is selected. The requested change would expose an IPKernelApp.asyncio_loop_factory DottedObjectName and use it for asyncio mode while preserving Trio behavior; no specific files or tests are named.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100