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fcache is a dictionary-like, file-based cache module for Python. It's simple
to use, has an optional write buffer, and is
Shelf <http://docs.python.org/3/library/shelve.html#shelve.Shelf>_-compatible.
.. code:: python
>>> from fcache.cache import FileCache
>>> mycache = FileCache('myapp')
>>> mycache['foo'] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> mycache['foo']
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> mycache['bar'] = 'value'
>>> list(mycache)
['foo', 'bar']
>>> del mycache['foo']
>>> mycache['foo']
...
KeyError: 'foo'
.. code:: python
with FileCache('myapp') as mycache: mycache['foo'] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
To install fcache, use pip:
.. code:: bash
$ pip install fcache
fcache's documentation <https://tsroten.github.io/fcache/>_ contains an introduction along with an API overview. For more information on how to get started with fcache, be sure to read the documentation.
fcache uses its GitHub Issues page <https://github.com/tsroten/fcache/issues>_ to track bugs, feature requests, and support questions.
fcache is released under the OSI-approved MIT License <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>_. See the file LICENSE.txt for more information.
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a dictionary-like, file-based cache module for Python
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