boltons/docs/cacheutils.rst

``cacheutils`` - Caches and caching
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.. automodule:: boltons.cacheutils


Least-Recently Inserted (LRI)
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The :class:`LRI` is the simpler cache, implementing a very simple first-in,
first-out (FIFO) approach to cache eviction. If the use case calls for
simple, very-low overhead caching, such as somewhat expensive local
operations (e.g., string operations), then the LRI is likely the right
choice.

.. autoclass:: boltons.cacheutils.LRI
   :members:

Least-Recently Used (LRU)
=========================

The :class:`LRU` is the more advanced cache, but it's still quite
simple. When it reaches capacity, it replaces the least-recently used
item. This strategy makes the LRU a more effective cache than the LRI
for a wide variety of applications, but also entails more operations
for all of its APIs, especially reads. Unlike the :class:`LRI`, the
LRU has threadsafety built in.

.. autoclass:: boltons.cacheutils.LRI
   :members: