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@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions:
bypassing the cache, or for rewrapping the function with a different cache.
An `LRU (least recently used) cache
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Examples>`_ works
best when the most recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming calls (for
example, the most popular articles on a news server tend to change each day).
The cache's size limit assures that the cache does not grow without bound on
long-running processes such as web servers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_replacement_policies#Least_recently_used_(LRU)>`_
works best when the most recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming
calls (for example, the most popular articles on a news server tend to
change each day). The cache's size limit assures that the cache does not
grow without bound on long-running processes such as web servers.
In general, the LRU cache should only be used when you want to reuse
previously computed values. Accordingly, it doesn't make sense to cache