python async spawn after

spawn_after.py

def spawn_after(seconds, function, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Calls function with args and kwargs after seconds.
    Runs in background.
    Function must be a coroutine function.
    Returns task object which can be cancelled, waited for, etc.
    Named after Eventlet function https://eventlet.net/doc/modules/greenthread.html#eventlet.greenthread.spawn_after.
    """
    async def task():
        await sleep(seconds)
        await function(*args, **kwargs)

    return create_task(task())