from telegram import Bot
import asyncio

TOKEN = "blah"
CHAT_ID = 1

async def send_message_async():
    message = "This is a test update from the bot!"
    bot = Bot(token=TOKEN)
    await bot.send_message(chat_id=CHAT_ID, text=message)
    print("Message sent successfully!")


async def main():

    print("Before sending message...")

    await send_message_async()

    print("After sending message...") # I don't want this to be blocked until the message is sent


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

I’m trying to send message without blocking whole thread, but I’m struggling to avoid it. Is there any way?