Cache repeated pure function calls.
Python: Use lru_cache to avoid recomputing results for identical hashable arguments.
from functools import lru_cache
@lru_cache(maxsize=32)
def square(value):
return value * value
print(square(7), square(7))
print(square.cache_info().hits)Expected output EXAMPLE
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Details
Save as snippet.py and run python3 snippet.py. Uses the Python standard library. Use lru_cache to avoid recomputing results for identical hashable arguments.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
28b4423617b62d970ccd2bd8bff6f168aa01614f9cfd73d5240ee4c7f66507e6- Dependencies
- python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
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Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.