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Static Files Error With The Latest Version (3.3.2)

See original GitHub issue

There seems to be something wrong with serving static files in the latest version, this is the error:

raise TypeError("async_to_sync can only be applied to async functions.")
TypeError: async_to_sync can only be applied to async functions.
HTTP GET /static/rest_framework/js/default.js 500 [1.01, 127.0.0.1:50017]

The previous version (3.3.1) works perfectly

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BeryJucommented, Apr 6, 2021

I also just ran into this issue, same error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/langhammerj/.local/share/virtualenvs/authentik-fAhVAmau/lib/python3.9/site-packages/channels/staticfiles.py", line 40, in __call__
    return await self.staticfiles_handler_class()(
  File "/Users/langhammerj/.local/share/virtualenvs/authentik-fAhVAmau/lib/python3.9/site-packages/channels/staticfiles.py", line 56, in __call__
    return await super().__call__(scope, receive, send)
  File "/Users/langhammerj/.local/share/virtualenvs/authentik-fAhVAmau/lib/python3.9/site-packages/channels/http.py", line 198, in __call__
    await self.handle(scope, async_to_sync(send), body_stream)
  File "/Users/langhammerj/.local/share/virtualenvs/authentik-fAhVAmau/lib/python3.9/site-packages/asgiref/sync.py", line 105, in __init__
    raise TypeError("async_to_sync can only be applied to async functions.")
TypeError: async_to_sync can only be applied to async functions.

(In my case, using Django 3.1.7, asgiref 3.3.2, python 3.9.2 and channels 3.0.3, and downgrading to 3.3.1 fixes it here too)

Oh, and the error also happens if I disable channels and only use django’s get_asgi_application()

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andrewgodwincommented, Apr 7, 2021

Yes, let’s take the time and do this properly. Given we know that partial works and is accounted for in both python and asgiref, I think I’d go with that?