extmod/uasyncio: Add Loop.new_event_loop method.

This commit adds Loop.new_event_loop() which is used to reset the singleton
event loop.  This functionality is put here instead of in Loop.close() to
make it possible to write code that is compatible with CPython.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/library/uasyncio.rst b/docs/library/uasyncio.rst
index 9cb0ca9bb..0f363a076 100644
--- a/docs/library/uasyncio.rst
+++ b/docs/library/uasyncio.rst
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ Event Loop
 
     Return the event loop used to schedule and run tasks.  See `Loop`.
 
+.. function:: new_event_loop()
+
+    Reset the event loop and return it.
+
+    Note: since MicroPython only has a single event loop this function just
+    resets the loop's state, it does not create a new one.
+
 .. class:: Loop()
 
     This represents the object which schedules and runs tasks.  It cannot be