Caching class attributes in Python

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3.8 ≤ Python
@property and @functools.lru_cache have been combined into @cached_property.

import functools
class MyClass:
    @functools.cached_property
    def foo(self):
        print("long calculation here")
        return 21 * 2

3.2 ≤ Python < 3.8

You should use both @property and @functools.lru_cache decorators:

import functools
class MyClass:
    @property
    @functools.lru_cache()
    def foo(self):
        print("long calculation here")
        return 21 * 2

This answer has more detailed examples and also mentions a backport for previous Python versions.

Python < 3.2

The Python wiki has a cached property decorator (MIT licensed) that can be used like this:

import random
# the class containing the property must be a new-style class
class MyClass(object):
   # create property whose value is cached for ten minutes
   @cached_property(ttl=600)
   def randint(self):
       # will only be evaluated every 10 min. at maximum.
       return random.randint(0, 100)

Or any implementation mentioned in the others answers that fits your needs.

Or the above mentioned backport.

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