methodtools
===========

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Expand functools features to methods, classmethods, staticmethods and even for
(unofficial) hybrid methods.

For now, methodtools only provides `methodtools.lru_cache`.

Use `methodtools` module instead of `functools` module. Than it will work as
you expected.

.. code:: python

    from methodtools import lru_cache

    class A(object):

        # cached method. the storage lifetime follows `self` object
        @lru_cache()
        def cached_method(self, args):
            ...

        # cached classmethod. the storage lifetime follows `A` class
        @lru_cache()  # the order is important!
        @classmethod  # always lru_cache on top of classmethod
        def cached_classmethod(self, args):
            ...

        # cached staticmethod. the storage lifetime follows `A` class
        @lru_cache()  # the order is important!
        @staticmethod  # always lru_cache on top of staticmethod
        def cached_staticmethod(self, args):
            ...

    @lru_cache()  # just same as functools.lru_cache
    def cached_function():
        ...


Installation
------------

PyPI is the recommended way.

.. sourcecode:: shell

    $ pip install methodtools

To browse versions and tarballs, visit:
    `<https://pypi.python.org/pypi/methodtools/>`_

.. note::
    If you are working on Python 2, install also `functools32`.


See also
--------

- `Documentation <https://methodtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_
- This project is derived from `Ring <https://github.com/youknowone/ring/>`_,
  a rich cache interface using the same method handling technique.
- To learn more about bound method dispatching, see also
  `wirerope <https://github.com/youknowone/wirerope>`_.