method(3) 3 >>> for x in range(75): ... res = a.method(x) >>> a.calls 75 Note that the apparent behavior will be exactly like that of lru_cache except that the cache is stored on each instance, so values in one instance will not flush values from another, and when an instance is deleted, so are the cached values for that instance. >>> b = MyClass() >>> for x in range(35): ... res = b.method(x) >>> b.calls 35 >>> a.method(0) 0 >>> a.calls 75 Note that if method had been decorated with ``functools.lru_cache()``, a.calls would have been 76 (due to the cached value of 0 having been flushed by the 'b' instance). Clear the cache with ``.cache_clear()`` >>> a.method.cache_clear() Same for a method that hasn't yet been called. >>> c = MyClass() >>> c.method.cache_clear() Another cache wrapper may be supplied: >>> cache = functools.lru_cache(maxsize=2) >>> MyClass.method2 = method_cache(lambda self: 3, cache_wrapper=cache) >>> a = MyClass() >>> a.method2() 3 Caution - do not subsequently wrap the method with another decorator, such as ``@property``, which changes the semantics of the function. See also http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577452-a-memoize-decorator-for-instance-methods/ for another implementation and additional justification. Ú