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+import pytest
+
+from a_sync import create_task
+
+@pytest.marks.asyncio
+async def test_create_task():
+    await create_task(coro=asyncio.sleep(0), name='test')
+
+@pytest.marks.asyncio
+async def test_persistent_task():
+    check = False
+    async def task():
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        nonlocal check
+        check = True
+    create_task(coro=task(), skip_gc_until_done=True)
+    # there is no local reference to the newly created task. does it still complete? 
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
+    assert check is True