concurrent.futures `wait` and `as_completed` depend on private api

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reviewing non-magic-waiters.patch and the current concurrent.futures implementation of wait and as_completed. Compare how the patch removes private API dependencies and verify that the affected behavior remains covered; done means the two helpers no longer depend on private APIs.

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3.7 (EOL) stdlib topic-multiprocessing type-bug
BPO 22729
Nosy @gpshead, @brianquinlan, @pitrou, @asvetlov, @nathanielmanistaatgoogle
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  • non-magic-waiters.patch: wait and as_completed implemented using callbacks
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created_at = <Date 2014-10-25.20:41:39.989>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'concurrent.futures `wait` and `as_completed` depend on private api'
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-07.16:28:33.760>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/bwhmather'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue22729'
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