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+background: does what it says it does
+=====================================
+
+This module makes it stupidly simple to run things in the background of your
+application, be it a CLI app, or a web app.
+
+Work in progress.
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+import time
+
+import background
+
+@background.task
+def work():
+    # Do something expensive here.
+    time.sleep(10)
+
+
+for _ in range(100):
+    work()
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