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Explore the evolution and impact of the asyncio project one year after its official launch in this EuroPython 2015 conference talk. Dive into the thriving ecosystem of third-party libraries built on top of asyncio, including the advanced aiohttp library for HTTP client and server functionality. Discover various asyncio-based tools for asynchronous file system access, DNS resolution, task-local variables, and read-write locks. Learn about clients for protocols such as AMQP, Asterisk, ElasticSearch, IRC, and XMPP, as well as asynchronous database drivers and ORM support. Examine the proliferation of new web frameworks leveraging asyncio and its integration with popular libraries like Gtk, Qt, gevent, eventlet, gunicorn, and tornado. Gain insights into real-world asyncio use cases in production environments and performance benchmarks. Understand the improvements made to asyncio's usability, including enhanced documentation and debugging capabilities. Finally, learn about the Python 2 port of asyncio called trollius.