django-memoize

What it is and what it does

django-memoize implements function-level result caching for Django applications. It wraps functions or methods with a decorator that stores their return values, returning cached results on subsequent calls with identical arguments instead of recomputing. This is useful for expensive operations like database queries or API calls that produce the same output for the same inputs.

The package has no runtime dependencies beyond Django itself, making it lightweight to add to existing projects. However, it has been abandoned since 2020 and shows no signs of active maintenance. The classifiers indicate support for Django 1.11 and 2.0 with Python 2.7 and 3.4–3.6, but these versions are now obsolete, and compatibility with current Django and Python releases is unverified.

Use it for:

• Cache results of expensive database queries within a Django view to avoid repeated lookups
• Memoize API client calls or third-party service responses to reduce external request volume
• Store computed values from complex calculations or data transformations for reuse
• Reduce load on slow external services by caching their responses at the application layer

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Caches function and method results in Django applications using memoization, reducing redundant computation by storing and reusing previously computed outputs.

No. The package is abandoned (no updates since 2020) and high install friction suggests unresolved dependency issues. Modern Django and Python versions are unsupported and untested. Consider Django's built-in cache framework or a maintained alternative instead.

Install

django-memoize on PyPI

pip install django-memoize

uv add django-memoize

poetry add django-memoize

Installing django-memoize

Before you install

High install friction and abandoned maintenance status (last release 2020-04-27, no activity for 2300 days) make this a risky choice for new projects. The package is marked Production/Stable but receives no updates.

License in practice

BSD License (permissive) places no restrictions on use, modification, or redistribution in commercial or private projects.

Quickstart

pip install django-memoize==2.3.1

from memoize import memoize

@memoize()
def expensive_function(arg):
    return result

Requires Django; classifiers indicate support for Django 1.11 and 2.0, but no explicit requires_python or modern version compatibility information is published.

Verify before relying

• Actual compatibility with Django versions beyond 2.0 and modern Python 3.x releases
• Whether high install friction is due to missing wheels or unmet system dependencies
• Active alternatives or forks that maintain this functionality
• Whether timeout configuration is supported and how it is specified

Package facts

Evidence: django-memoize-2.3.1.tar.gz

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