asvetlov · Oct 30, 2026
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ Queue
       If the queue was initialized with ``maxsize=0`` (the default),
       then :meth:`full` never returns ``True``.
 
+      A slot freed while :meth:`put` calls are waiting is reserved
+      for the first of them until it resumes, so :meth:`full` can return
+      ``True`` while :meth:`qsize` is less than :attr:`maxsize`.
+
+      .. versionchanged:: next
+         Slots reserved for waiting :meth:`put` calls are counted as full.
+
    .. method:: get()
       :async:
 
@@ -90,6 +97,12 @@ Queue
       Put an item into the queue. If the queue is full, wait until a
       free slot is available before adding the item.
 
+      Waiting calls are served in first in, first out order: a freed
+      slot cannot be taken by a later :meth:`put` or :meth:`put_nowait`.
+
+      .. versionchanged:: next
+         A freed slot is reserved for the longest waiting call.
+
       Raises :exc:`QueueShutDown` if the queue has been shut down.
 
    .. method:: put_nowait(item)

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ def __init__(self, maxsize=0):
         self._getters = collections.deque()
         # Futures.
         self._putters = collections.deque()
+        # Free slots promised to putters that were woken up but have not
+        # run yet.  Counting them in full() keeps a newcomer from taking
+        # the slot and overtaking the waiting putters.
+        self._reserved = 0
         self._unfinished_tasks = 0
         self._finished = locks.Event()
         self._finished.set()
@@ -120,7 +124,16 @@ def full(self):
         if self._maxsize <= 0:
             return False
         else:
-            return self.qsize() >= self._maxsize
+            return self.qsize() + self._reserved >= self._maxsize
+
+    def _wakeup_next_putter(self):
+        if not self._is_shutdown and not self.full():
+            while self._putters:
+                putter = self._putters.popleft()
+                if not putter.done():
+                    putter.set_result(None)
+                    self._reserved += 1
+                    break
 
     async def put(self, item):
         """Put an item into the queue.
@@ -146,11 +159,15 @@ async def put(self, item):
                     # The putter could be removed from self._putters by a
                     # previous get_nowait call or a shutdown call.
                     pass
-                if not self.full() and not putter.cancelled():
+                if not putter.cancelled() and not self._is_shutdown:
                     # We were woken up by get_nowait(), but can't take
-                    # the call.  Wake up the next in line.
-                    self._wakeup_next(self._putters)
+                    # the call.  Pass the reserved slot to the next in line.
+                    self._reserved -= 1
+                    self._wakeup_next_putter()
                 raise
+            if not self._is_shutdown:
+                # Take the slot reserved for us.
+                self._reserved -= 1
         return self.put_nowait(item)
 
     def put_nowait(self, item):
@@ -214,7 +231,7 @@ def get_nowait(self):
                 raise QueueShutDown
             raise QueueEmpty
         item = self._get()
-        self._wakeup_next(self._putters)
+        self._wakeup_next_putter()
         return item
 
     def task_done(self):
@@ -262,6 +279,7 @@ def shutdown(self, immediate=False):
         is reduced to zero, callers of Queue.join are unblocked.
         """
         self._is_shutdown = True
+        self._reserved = 0
         if immediate:
             while not self.empty():
                 self._get()

@@ -431,6 +431,98 @@ async def test_cancelled_put_silence_value_error_exception(self):
         with self.assertRaises(asyncio.CancelledError):
             await put_task
 
+    async def test_put_nowait_does_not_steal_slot_from_woken_putter(self):
+        # gh-83055: the slot freed by get_nowait() belongs to the
+        # woken putter until it runs.
+        q = asyncio.Queue(1)
+        q.put_nowait(0)
+        put_1 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(1))
+        put_2 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(2))
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        self.assertEqual(q.get_nowait(), 0)
+        self.assertTrue(q.full())
+        with self.assertRaises(asyncio.QueueFull):
+            q.put_nowait(3)
+
+        self.assertEqual(await q.get(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(await q.get(), 2)
+        await put_1
+        await put_2
+        self.assertEqual(q._reserved, 0)
+
+    async def test_put_nowait_uses_unreserved_slots(self):
+        q = asyncio.Queue(2)
+        q.put_nowait(1)
+        q.put_nowait(2)
+        put_3 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(3))
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        # Two free slots, only one of them is reserved for put_3.
+        q.get_nowait()
+        q.get_nowait()
+        self.assertFalse(q.full())
+        q.put_nowait(4)
+        self.assertTrue(q.full())
+
+        await put_3
+        self.assertEqual(sorted([q.get_nowait(), q.get_nowait()]), [3, 4])
+        self.assertEqual(q._reserved, 0)
+
+    async def test_put_order_with_many_putters(self):
+        # gh-83055: items must be got in the order put() was called.
+        q = asyncio.Queue(3)
+        counter = 0
+
+        async def putter(n):
+            nonlocal counter
+            for i in range(50):
+                item = counter
+                counter += 1
+                await q.put(item)
+                if (i + n) % 3 == 0:
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg:
+            for n in range(10):
+                tg.create_task(putter(n))
+            items = []
+            for i in range(500):
+                items.append(await q.get())
+                if i % 2:
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        self.assertEqual(items, sorted(items))
+        self.assertEqual(q._reserved, 0)
+
+    async def test_cancelled_woken_putter_passes_slot_to_next(self):
+        q = asyncio.Queue(1)
+        q.put_nowait(0)
+        put_1 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(1))
+        put_2 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(2))
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        q.get_nowait()
+        put_1.cancel()
+        with self.assertRaises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await put_1
+        await put_2
+        self.assertEqual(q.get_nowait(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(q._reserved, 0)
+        self.assertFalse(q.full())
+
+    async def test_shutdown_with_woken_putter(self):
+        q = asyncio.Queue(1)
+        q.put_nowait(0)
+        put_1 = asyncio.create_task(q.put(1))
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+        q.get_nowait()
+        q.shutdown()
+        with self.assertRaises(asyncio.QueueShutDown):
+            await put_1
+        self.assertEqual(q._reserved, 0)
+
 
 class LifoQueueTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-30-12-00-00.gh-issue-83055.QfAir5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-30-12-00-00.gh-issue-83055.QfAir5.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+:meth:`asyncio.Queue.get` and :meth:`asyncio.Queue.get_nowait` now reserve
+the freed slot for the longest waiting :meth:`asyncio.Queue.put` call, so a
+later :meth:`~asyncio.Queue.put` or :meth:`~asyncio.Queue.put_nowait` can no
+longer take it and put items out of order. :meth:`asyncio.Queue.full` counts
+reserved slots.