Celery
Distributed task queue for Python with scheduling support
Celery is an open-source distributed task queue focused on real-time processing while also supporting scheduling. It is widely used to run background jobs and periodic tasks in Python applications.
Key features
- Distributed task processing
- Periodic task scheduling with Celery Beat
- Multiple broker backends
- Retries and result storage
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Mature and reliable
- Huge Python ecosystem
Trade-offs
- Requires a message broker
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