6.4.2 - lru_cache
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What is the purpose of the lru_cache decorator?
💡 Hint: Think about how caching is used in everyday scenarios.
What does the maxsize parameter do in lru_cache?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the cache runs out of space.
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What is lru_cache in Python?
💡 Hint: Think about how you can optimize function performance using decorators.
True or False: lru_cache can limit memory usage by determining how many results to cache.
💡 Hint: Recall how caching could impact memory efficiency.
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Create a class-based implementation of a Fibonacci sequence generator using lru_cache.
💡 Hint: Think about how classes and methods can work together with decorators.
Develop a function that uses lru_cache to optimize a function that counts the number of unique characters in a string.
💡 Hint: Consider how repetitive calls with different strings could result in repeated processing.
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