python · miss-islington · Sep 25, 2019 · Sep 23, 2019 · Sep 23, 2019 · Sep 25, 2019
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -225,6 +225,18 @@ Running an asyncio Program
     the end.  It should be used as a main entry point for asyncio
     programs, and should ideally only be called once.
 
+    Return a result of *coro* execution, or raise a :exc:`RuntimeError`
+    if ``asyncio.run()`` is called from a running event loop, or a
+    :exc:`ValueError` if *coro* is not a courutine.
+
+    Example::
+
+        async def main():
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+            print('hello')
+
+        asyncio.run(main())
+
     .. versionadded:: 3.7
 
     .. versionchanged:: 3.9

diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/runners.py b/Lib/asyncio/runners.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ def run(main, *, debug=False):
     It should be used as a main entry point for asyncio programs, and should
     ideally only be called once.
 
+    Return a result of *coro* execution, or raise a RuntimeError
+    if `asyncio.run()`is called from a running event loop, or a ValueError
+    if `main` is not a courutine.
+
     Example:
 
         async def main():