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Async MongoDB with Motor

Async Patterns and Best Practices

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Async Patterns

Async Patterns with Motor

Concurrent Operations

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Async Transactions (MongoDB 4.0+)

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Change Streams (Real-time Updates)

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Connection Pool Management

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Error Handling

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Best Practices Summary

  • Use a single Motor client instance (connection pooling)
  • Always use await for Motor operations
  • Use to_list() for small result sets, iterate for large ones
  • Use asyncio.gather() for concurrent independent operations
  • Handle connection errors and implement retry logic
  • Close connections properly on application shutdown