Python: shield a coroutine from cancellation and wait until completely finished

shield_and_block.py

import asyncio
from typing import Coroutine


async def force_complete(coro: Coroutine):
    """Shield the Coroutine from cancellation and block the calling coroutine until it's fully completed."""
    task = asyncio.create_task(coro)
    try:
        await asyncio.shield(task)
    except asyncio.CancelledError:
        await task
        raise