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. c