{"categories":[{"label":"Database","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"pylibmc is a Python client for memcached, the distributed memory-caching system, implemented in C for performance.","skillfed_tags":["caching","distributed-systems","memcached"],"use_cases":["Cache database query results across multiple application servers to reduce database load.","Store session data in memcached for shared access in horizontally scaled web applications.","Temporarily cache expensive computation results during request processing.","Share transient state between worker processes in a distributed task queue.","Implement rate-limiting counters or feature flags in a distributed system."],"what_it_does":"pylibmc is a C-based Python client for memcached, the distributed memory caching system. It provides low-level access to memcached servers for storing and retrieving cached data across multiple machines. The package has no runtime dependencies and compiles to native code for caching operations.\n\nThe library is designed for applications that need to share cached state across processes or machines\u2014typical use cases include session storage, database query result caching, and temporary data sharing in web applications. Version 1.6.3 introduced improved interoperability by standardizing flag usage and storing Unicode strings as UTF-8 rather than pickled data. Installation requires either a prebuilt wheel (available for Linux and macOS) or a C compiler and memcached development headers.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a memcached client and have a running memcached server. The C implementation provides performance benefits for caching scenarios. However, the aging maintenance status (last release 2022-08-30) means you should verify compatibility with your Python version and memcached deployment before committing to production use. No known vulnerabilities."},"id":"pylibmc","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pylibmc","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pylibmc.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pylibmc/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2022-08-30","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pylibmc","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Quick and small memcached client for Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":460721,"position":6539,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.6.3"}