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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2010-08-17 19:19:29 (GMT)
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The wrapped function also has a :attr:`clear` attribute which can be
called (with no arguments) to clear the cache.
- The :attr:`__wrapped__` attribute may be used to access the original
- function (e.g. to bypass the cache or to apply a different caching
- strategy)
+ The original underlying function is accessible through the
+ :attr:`__wrapped__` attribute. This allows introspection, bypassing
+ the cache, or rewrapping the function with a different caching tool.
A `LRU (least recently used) cache
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Least_Recently_Used>`_