Asyncio file reading json

Question

I am trying to read a json file in anasync function.

I managed to find this code that works, but is rather clunky in the sense that it requires three extra parts for the file read:

1. import aiofiles
2. read the file
3. convert file to dict

   import aiofiles
   import asyncio
   import json
   
   
   async def main():
       # Read the contents of the json file.
       async with aiofiles.open('rhydon.json', mode='r') as f:
           contents = await f.read()
   
       # Load it into a dictionary and create a list of moves.
       pokemon = json.loads(contents)
       name = pokemon['name']
       moves = [move['move']['name'] for move in pokemon['moves']]
   
       # Open a new file to write the list of moves into.
       async with aiofiles.open(f'{name}_moves.txt', mode='w') as f:
           await f.write('\n'.join(moves))
   
   
   asyncio.run(main())
   

   Ideally, i would like to use just the asyncio module alone, so was wondering if this is achievable in that module or if it is necessary to use aiofiles or if i have missed a better method altogether ?

Answer 1

asyncio does not support asynchronous file operations, you can see the asyncio wiki for further explanation

aiofiles allows you to read files asynchronously by delegating their operations to a separate thread pool