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diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst index a9819f2..b2d69de 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst @@ -37,6 +37,57 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: .. versionadded:: 3.2 +.. decorator:: lfu_cache(maxsize) + + Decorator to wrap a function with a memoizing callable that saves up to the + *maxsize* most frequent calls. It can save time when an expensive or I/O + bound function is periodically called with the same arguments. + + The *maxsize* parameter defaults to 100. Since a dictionary is used to cache + results, the positional and keyword arguments to the function must be + hashable. + + The wrapped function is instrumented with two attributes, :attr:`hits` + and :attr:`misses` which count the number of successful or unsuccessful + cache lookups. These statistics are helpful for tuning the *maxsize* + parameter and for measuring the cache's effectiveness. + + The wrapped function also has a :attr:`clear` attribute which can be + called (with no arguments) to clear the cache. + + A `LFU (least frequently used) cache + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Least-Frequently_Used>`_ + is indicated when the pattern of calls does not change over time, when + more the most common calls already seen are the best predictors of the + most common upcoming calls. + + .. versionadded:: 3.2 + +.. decorator:: lru_cache(maxsize) + + Decorator to wrap a function with a memoizing callable that saves up to the + *maxsize* most recent calls. It can save time when an expensive or I/O bound + function is periodically called with the same arguments. + + The *maxsize* parameter defaults to 100. Since a dictionary is used to cache + results, the positional and keyword arguments to the function must be + hashable. + + The wrapped function is instrumented with two attributes, :attr:`hits` + and :attr:`misses` which count the number of successful or unsuccessful + cache lookups. These statistics are helpful for tuning the *maxsize* + parameter and for measuring the cache's effectiveness. + + The wrapped function also has a :attr:`clear` attribute which can be + called (with no arguments) to clear the cache. + + A `LRU (least recently used) cache + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Least_Recently_Used>`_ + is indicated when the pattern of calls changes over time, such as + when more recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming calls. + + .. versionadded:: 3.2 + .. decorator:: total_ordering Given a class defining one or more rich comparison ordering methods, this |