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alternative to Celery

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v0.28.02026-04-16v0.28.0 2026-04-16
v0.27.02026-02-02v0.27.0 2026-02-02
v0.26.32025-01-06Fix negative expires_ms and avoid worker freezing while using cron
v0.26.22024-11-29Fix race condition on task retry
v0.26.12024-08-29v0.26.1 (2024-08-29)

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CeleryAsync jobs for asyncio code, over Redis only.Partial

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Fast job queuing and RPC in python with asyncio and redis.

PythonPython task queuesMIT

Owner: python-arq organisation
Stars: 3k
Forks: 227
Latest: v0.28.0
Last push: 2026-04-16
Terms: Open source
Created: 2016, 10 years ago
Release cadence: about 82 days between releases
Active contributors: 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Stars over 11 days: 2026-09-26 3,0142026-10-06 3,015

Read from GitHub on 2026-10-06.Entry last edited on 2026-09-26.

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