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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"asyncio has underscored names in its `__all__`","articleBody":"# Bug report\n\n### Bug description:\n\nasyncio has several names in its `__all__` that start with an underscore.\n\n```\nPython 3.15.0a0 (heads/assignannos:9081715ff82, May 25 2025, 08:33:06) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.3.9.4)] on darwin\nType \"help\", \"copyright\", \"credits\" or \"license\" for more information.\n\u003e\u003e\u003e import asyncio\n\u003e\u003e\u003e [x for x in asyncio.__all__ if x.startswith(\"_\")]\n['_AbstractEventLoopPolicy', '_get_event_loop_policy', '_set_event_loop_policy', '_set_running_loop', '_get_running_loop', '_register_task', '_unregister_task', '_enter_task', '_leave_task', '_DefaultEventLoopPolicy']\n```\n\nThat feels wrong: `__all__` indicates the public names in the module, and names that start with an underscore are not meant to be public.\n\nIn Python 3.13 there were fewer:\n```\n['_set_running_loop', '_get_running_loop', '_register_task', '_unregister_task', '_enter_task', '_leave_task']\n```\n\nI propose we remove the new additions in 3.14 in both the 3.14 and main branches, and remove the remaining underscored names in 3.15.\n\n### CPython versions tested on:\n\nCPython main branch\n\n### Operating systems tested on:\n\n_No response_\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-134665\n* gh-136455\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/JelleZijlstra","@type":"Person","name":"JelleZijlstra"},"datePublished":"2025-05-25T16:09:57.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/134657/cpython/issues/134657"}