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6.4.2 - lru_cache

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the lru_cache decorator?

💡 Hint: Think about how caching is used in everyday scenarios.

Question 2 Easy

What does the maxsize parameter do in lru_cache?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the cache runs out of space.

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Question 1

What is lru_cache in Python?

A function
A module
A decorator

💡 Hint: Think about how you can optimize function performance using decorators.

Question 2

True or False: lru_cache can limit memory usage by determining how many results to cache.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall how caching could impact memory efficiency.

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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