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+title: "web3.py Patterns: WebSocketProvider"
+description: "In this post, we're diving into the new and improved WebSocketProvider. We'll introduce the WebSocket protocol, why the WebSocketProvider got a makeover, and how to use the new features."
+authors: ["@wolovim", "fselmo2"]
+tags: ["Smart Contracts","Dapp", "Design Patterns"]
+languages: ["Python"]
+url: "https://snakecharmers.ethereum.org/websocketprovider/"
+dateAdded: 2024-04-07
+level: "Intermediate"
+---
+
+Included in the (beta) release of web3.py v7 are some important and exciting updates to the asynchronous providers:
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+- The AsyncIPCProvider is live.
+- WebsocketProviderV2 has graduated from beta and been renamed to WebSocketProvider (note the capital S).
+- The original WebsocketProvider has been deprecated and renamed to LegacyWebSocketProvider.