Persistent caching

Use mo.persistent_cache to cache the output of expensive computations to persistent storage (like disk).

Source code for examples/running_cells/persistent_cache.py

Tip: paste this code into an empty cell, and the marimo editor will create cells for you

import marimo

__generated_with = "0.12.9"
app = marimo.App(app_title="In Memory Cache")


@app.cell
def _():
    import marimo as mo
    return (mo,)


@app.cell
def _(mo):
    @mo.persistent_cache
    def sleep_for(t: int):
        import time

        print("Sleeping")
        time.sleep(t)
        return t
    return (sleep_for,)


@app.cell(hide_code=True)
def _(mo):
    mo.md(
        """
        Use `mo.persistent_cache` to cache the outputs of expensive computations to persistent storage. The first
        time the function is called with unseen arguments, it will execute and
        return the computed value. Subsequent calls with the same arguments will
        return cached results.

        Experiment with the invocation below to get a feel for how this works.
        """
    )
    return


@app.cell
def _(sleep_for):
    sleep_for(1)
    return


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()