# settings.py
CACHES = {
    'default': {
        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'MAX_ENTRIES': 1000,
            'TTL': 60 * 15,  # 15 minutes
        }
    }
}
 
# views.py
from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
from django.core.cache import cache
 
@cache_page(60 * 60)  # Cache for 1 hour
def expensive_list_view(request):
    # Expensive DB queries or computations here
    return render(request, 'expensive.html')
 
# View with cache key based on GET parameters
@cache_page(60 * 30, key_prefix='product_list')
def product_list(request):
    category = request.GET.get('category', 'all')
    products = Product.objects.filter(category=category)
    return render(request, 'products.html', {'products': products})
 
# Manual cache operations
def get_homepage_stats():
    cache_key = 'homepage_stats_v2'
    stats = cache.get(cache_key)
    if stats is None:
        stats = compute_expensive_stats()
        cache.set(cache_key, stats, timeout=3600)
    return stats