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# The Task Queue Python API

With the Task Queue API, applications can perform work initiated by a user request, outside of that request. If an app needs to execute some background work, it may use the Task Queue API to organize that work into small, discrete units, called tasks. The app then inserts these tasks into one or more queues based on the queue's configuration.

This reference describes the Python API for the Task Queue service. It has the following sections:

- Overview
- Using Push Queues
- Using Pull QueuesNew!
- Reference
  - Task Class
  - TaskRetryOptions Class
  - Queue Class
  - REST (Experimental)
  - Functions
  - Exceptions