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diff --git a/python/celery/README b/python/celery/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..afa76c63db --- /dev/null +++ b/python/celery/README @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Distributed Task Queue + +Task queues are used as a mechanism to distribute work across threads or machines. + +A task queue's input is a unit of work, called a task, dedicated worker processes +then constantly monitor the queue for new work to perform. + +Celery communicates via messages, usually using a broker to mediate between clients +and workers. To initiate a task a client puts a message on the queue, the broker +then delivers the message to a worker. + +A Celery system can consist of multiple workers and brokers, giving way to high +availability and horizontal scaling. |