[Python-Dev] PEP 492: What is the real goal?

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:32:02 -0700
Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> 
> No, this is the name we've been using since PEP 342 and it's still the same
> concept.

The fact that all syntax uses the word "async" and not "coro" or
"coroutine" hints that it should really *not* be called a coroutine
(much less a "native coroutine", which both silly and a lie).

Why not "async function"?

Regards

Antoine.