aiofiles-x 1.0.2

High-performance async file I/O for Python (C++23 backend)

High-Performance Async File I/O for Python
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aiofiles-x

Elegant, modern and high-performance async file I/O library for Python

import asyncio
import aiofiles

async def main():
    async with aiofiles.open('file.txt', 'w') as f:
        await f.write('Hello from aiofiles-x!')

    async with aiofiles.open('file.txt', 'r') as f:
        content = await f.read()
        print(content)

asyncio.run(main())

aiofiles-x is a modern, elegant and high-performance async file I/O library for Python. It is a C++23 reimplementation of aiofiles with 100% API compatibility, providing up to 3.79× faster small file reads, 3.41× faster concurrent operations, and 2.08× faster medium file operations (100KB) while maintaining the same simple and intuitive interface.

⚠️ Note: Performance results may vary depending on hardware specifications, operating system, and workload patterns.

Key Features

• Ready: Install aiofiles-x with pip and start building your applications right away.
• Easy: Simple and intuitive API that's fully compatible with the original aiofiles.
• Elegant: Clean async/await syntax that integrates seamlessly with asyncio.
• Fast: Powered by C++23 backend for maximum performance and efficiency.
• Type-hinted: Fully type-annotated for excellent editor support and type checking.
• Async: Fully asynchronous file operations without blocking the event loop.
• Compatible: 100% API compatible with aiofiles - drop-in replacement ready.

Installing

Stable version

pip install aiofiles-x

From GitHub release

pip install https://github.com/ohmyarthur/aiofiles-x/releases/download/v1.0.2/aiofiles_x-1.0.2.tar.gz

API Reference

Core Operations

import aiofiles

# File operations
async with aiofiles.open('file.txt', 'r') as f:
    data = await f.read()
    await f.write(data)
    await f.seek(0)
    line = await f.readline()
    async for line in f:
        process(line)

# Temp files
async with aiofiles.tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w+') as tmp:
    await tmp.write('temp data')

# OS operations
await aiofiles.os.remove('file.txt')
await aiofiles.os.mkdir('directory')
files = await aiofiles.os.listdir('.')

Supported Methods

• read(), write(), readline(), readlines(), writelines()
• seek(), tell(), truncate(), flush()
• close(), isatty(), seekable(), writable()
• All aiofiles.os and aiofiles.tempfile operations

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/ohmyarthur/aiofiles-x.git
cd aiofiles-x
pip install .

Requirements: Python 3.10+, C++23 compiler (GCC 12+, Clang 15+), CMake 3.20+

Manual Development

# Install dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install

# Run tests
pytest tests/unit -v

# Run benchmarks
pytest tests/benchmarks/benchmark_performance.py --benchmark-only

# Code quality checks
make lint          # Check code style
make format        # Auto-format code
make pre-commit-run  # Run all checks

Pre-commit Hooks

This project uses pre-commit for code quality:

• Python: black, ruff, mypy
• C++: clang-format
• Security: bandit, detect-secrets
• Commits: Conventional commit format
• Docs: markdownlint

# Install hooks
pre-commit install

# Run manually
pre-commit run --all-files

Resources

• Check out the documentation to learn more about aiofiles-x, get started right away and discover more in-depth material for building your applications.
• Visit the changelog and stay tuned for news, updates and announcements.

License

aiofiles-x is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later.

Inspired by: aiofiles (Apache 2.0)