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Continue-As-New - Python SDK - Temporal Platform Documentation

The document provides guidance on using the Continue-As-New feature in the Temporal Python SDK, which allows a Workflow Execution to close and create a new one in a single operation to manage large Event Histories. It explains how to implement this by calling the continue_as_new() function within a Workflow and notes that it should be used only after completing all handlers. Additionally, it emphasizes that Continue-As-New cannot be used within Update handlers.

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Continue-As-New - Python SDK - Temporal Platform Documentation

The document provides guidance on using the Continue-As-New feature in the Temporal Python SDK, which allows a Workflow Execution to close and create a new one in a single operation to manage large Event Histories. It explains how to implement this by calling the continue_as_new() function within a Workflow and notes that it should be used only after completing all handlers. Additionally, it emphasizes that Continue-As-New cannot be used within Update handlers.

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Continue-As-New - Python SDK | Temporal Platform Documentation 10.04.

2025, 17:10

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Python SDK Continue-As-New

Continue-As-New -
Python SDK
How to Continue-As-New using
the Temporal Python SDK.

Continue-As-New enables a
Workflow Execution to close
successfully and create a new
Workflow Execution in a single
atomic operation if the number of
Events in the Event History is
becoming too large. The Workflow
Execution spawned from the use of
Continue-As-New has the same
Workflow Id, a new Run Id, and a
fresh Event History and is passed all
the appropriate parameters.

To Continue-As-New in Python, call


the continue_as_new() function
from inside your Workflow, which will
stop the Workflow immediately and
Continue-As-New.

View the in the context of the


source rest of the application
code code.

# ... Ask AI
@workflow.defn

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class LoopingWorkflow:
@workflow.run
async def run(self, iteration
int) -> None:
if iteration == 5:
return
await asyncio.sleep(

workflow.continue_as_new(iteration
+ 1)

USING CONTINUE-AS-NEW
AND UPDATES
Temporal does not support
Continue-as-New
functionality within Update
handlers.
Complete all handlers
before using Continue-as-
New.
Use Continue-as-New from
your main Workflow
Definition method, just as
you would complete or fail
a Workflow Execution.

Tags: Workflows

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