{"id": "internals:internals-utils-await-me-maybe", "page": "internals", "ref": "internals-utils-await-me-maybe", "title": "await_me_maybe(value)", "content": "Utility function for calling  await  on a return value if it is awaitable, otherwise returning the value. This is used by Datasette to support plugin hooks that can optionally return awaitable functions. Read more about this function in  The \u201cawait me maybe\u201d pattern for Python asyncio . \n                 \n                 \n                     async   datasette.utils. await_me_maybe value :   Any Any \n                     \n                         If value is callable, call it. If awaitable, await it. Otherwise return it.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Internals for plugins\", \"The datasette.utils module\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://simonwillison.net/2020/Sep/2/await-me-maybe/\", \"label\": \"The \u201cawait me maybe\u201d pattern for Python asyncio\"}]"}