import asyncio async def compute(x, y): print("Compute %s + %s ..." % (x, y)) await asyncio.sleep(1.0) return x + y async def print_sum(x, y): result = await compute(x, y) print("%s + %s = %s" % (x, y, result)) loop = asyncio.get_event_loop() loop.run_until_complete(print_sum(1, 2)) loop.close()