Conductor Lets Python Devs Run Async Task Queues on PostgreSQL Without Redis

A developer has released Conductor, an open-source Python library that uses PostgreSQL as a backend for async task queues, eliminating the need for separate message brokers like Redis or RabbitMQ. The tool is designed for teams already running PostgreSQL who want to handle background tasks such as sending emails or processing images without added infrastructure overhead. Conductor supports exactly-once task execution using PostgreSQL's transaction isolation and ON CONFLICT clauses to prevent duplicate processing. It includes production-ready features such as exponential backoff with jitter for retries, a dead letter queue for failed tasks, and Prometheus metrics for observability. The library claims throughput of over 400 tasks per second per worker and is fully compatible with Python's asyncio, including FastAPI integration.