import asyncio
import aioredis


async def main():
    pool = await aioredis.create_pool(
        'redis://localhost',
        minsize=5, maxsize=10)
    with await pool as conn:    # low-level redis connection
        await conn.execute('set', 'my-key', 'value')
        val = await conn.execute('get', 'my-key')
    print('raw value:', val)
    pool.close()
    await pool.wait_closed()    # closing all open connections


if __name__ == '__main__':
    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(main())