From c8dc62d6028e51d06b8643c482bd2c7ec0a03d47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hettinger Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:59:14 +0000 Subject: Add example applications for the LRU and LFU cache docs. --- Doc/library/functools.rst | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst index b2d69de..c6f5870 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: `_ 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. + most common upcoming calls (for example, a phonelist of popular + help-lines may have access patterns that persist over time). .. versionadded:: 3.2 @@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: A `LRU (least recently used) cache `_ is indicated when the pattern of calls changes over time, such as - when more recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming calls. + when more recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming calls + (for example, the most popular articles on a news server tend to + change every day). .. versionadded:: 3.2 -- cgit v0.12