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expiringdict_cache_with_ttl_and_max_length.py

python

Create a dictionary with auto-expiring values based on a time-to-live (TTL

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expiringdict_cache_with_ttl_and_max_length.py
1from expiringdict import ExpiringDict
2
3# max_len is the maximum number of items in the dict
4# max_age_seconds is the TTL for each item
5cache = ExpiringDict(max_len=100, max_age_seconds=10)
6
7# Set a value
8cache["key"] = "value"
9
10# Get a value (returns "value")
11print(cache.get("key"))
12
13# After 10 seconds, the value will expire and disappear
14# print(cache.get("key"))  # returns None