diskcache: Your secret Python perf weapon - Talk Python to Me Ep. 534

Your cloud SSD is sitting there, bored, and it would like a job. Today we’re putting it to work with DiskCache, a simple, practical cache built on SQLite that can speed things up without spinning up Redis or extra services. Once you start to see what it can do, a universe of possibilities opens up. We're joined by Vincent Warmerdam to dive into DiskCache. ▬▬▬▬ About the podcast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ This video is the uncut, live recording of the Talk Python To Me podcast ( https://talkpython.fm ). We cover Python-focused topics every week and publish the edited and polished version in audio form. Subscribe in your podcast player of choice (100% free) at https://talkpython.fm/subscribe. ▬▬▬▬ Guests ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Vincent D. Warmerdam ▬▬▬▬ Links and resources from the show ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ diskcache docs: https://grantjenks.com/docs/diskcache/ LLM Building Blocks for Python course: https://training.talkpython.fm/courses/llm-building-blocks-for-python JSONDisk: https://grantjenks.com/docs/diskcache/api.html#jsondisk Git Code Archaeology Charts: https://koaning.github.io/gitcharts/#django/versioned Talk Python Cache Admin UI: https://blobs.talkpython.fm/talk-python-cache-admin.png?cache_id=cd0d7f Litestream SQLite streaming: https://litestream.io Plash hosting: https://pla.sh ▬▬▬▬ Dive deeper ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Listen to the Talk Python To Me podcast at https://talkpython.fm and explore over 275 hours of Python courses at https://training.talkpython.fm/courses. ▬▬▬▬ Follow us on Social ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Mastodon: Michael - https://fosstodon.org/@mkennedy & Talk Python - https://fosstodon.org/@talkpython Bluesky: Michael - https://bsky.app/profile/mkennedy.codes & Talk Python - https://bsky.app/profile/talkpython.fm X: Michael - https://x.com/mkennedy & Talk Python - https://x.com/talkpython