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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2010-08-17 19:19:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2010-08-17 19:19:29 +0000 |
| commit | 3fccfcb75198b51b378c3c3e76acc025f3f68496 (patch) | |
| tree | aac26a6952be7481da2cbd8384c32a7de65fbd1a /Doc/library/functools.rst | |
| parent | 554f33407cd236ed523fff0adf5ae1463dfda067 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-git-3fccfcb75198b51b378c3c3e76acc025f3f68496.tar.gz | |
Minor rewording to docs for the lru_cache decorator
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst index 20bbe54956..00ab624c72 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst @@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: The wrapped function also has a :attr:`clear` attribute which can be called (with no arguments) to clear the cache. - The :attr:`__wrapped__` attribute may be used to access the original - function (e.g. to bypass the cache or to apply a different caching - strategy) + The original underlying function is accessible through the + :attr:`__wrapped__` attribute. This allows introspection, bypassing + the cache, or rewrapping the function with a different caching tool. A `LRU (least recently used) cache <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Least_Recently_Used>`_ |