Python asyncio: Testing if task finished already

async_is_done_test.py

import asyncio


async def slow():
    print('Started task')
    await asyncio.sleep(3)
    print('Finished task')


async def do_things(loop):
    t = asyncio.Task(slow())
    for i in range(10):
        print(f'--- task finished? {t.done()}')
        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
    print('--- Awaiting task')
    await t


def main():
    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
    try:
        loop.run_until_complete(do_things(loop))
    finally:
        loop.close()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()