--- discord/compat.py.orig	2018-12-28 16:17:14.000000000 -0800
+++ discord/compat.py	2018-12-28 16:17:33.000000000 -0800
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 try:
     create_task = asyncio.ensure_future
 except AttributeError:
-    create_task = asyncio.async
+    create_task = getattr(asyncio, 'async')
 
 try:
     run_coroutine_threadsafe = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe