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#534: diskcache: Your secret Python perf weapon
January 13, 2026
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Your cloud SSD is sitting there, bored, and it would like a job. Today we’re putting it to work with DiskCache, a simple, practical cache built on SQLite that can speed things up without spinning up Redis or extra services. Once you start to see what it can do, a universe of possibilities opens up. We're joined by Vincent Warmerdam to dive into DiskCache.
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Links from the show
diskcache docs: grantjenks.comLLM Building Blocks for Python course: training.talkpython.fm
JSONDisk: grantjenks.com
Git Code Archaeology Charts: koaning.github.io
Talk Python Cache Admin UI: blobs.talkpython.fm
Litestream SQLite streaming: litestream.io
Plash hosting: pla.sh
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode #534 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/534
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm
Theme Song: Developer Rap
🥁 Served in a Flask 🎸: talkpython.fm/flasksong
---== Don't be a stranger ==---
YouTube: youtube.com/@talkpython
Bluesky: @talkpython.fm
Mastodon: @talkpython@fosstodon.org
X.com: @talkpython
Michael on Bluesky: @mkennedy.codes
Michael on Mastodon: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org
Michael on X.com: @mkennedy