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Python Memcached Flush All (Detailed Guide w/ Code Examples)

Use Case(s)

Flushing all data from a Memcached instance is commonly used during testing or development when you want to ensure that the cache is empty before running new tests or implementations. It's also useful in production scenarios when you need to clear out stale or corrupted data from your cache.

Code Examples

The python-memcached library provides an easy way to interact with Memcached in Python. You can install it using pip:

pip install python-memcached

To flush all keys from Memcached, we'll first establish a connection to the Memcached server and then call the flush_all method. Here's how you would do this:

import memcache

# Establish connection with memcache server
mc = memcache.Client(['127.0.0.1:11211'], debug=0)

# Flush all keys
mc.flush_all()

If you have multiple Memcached servers, you can specify all of them when creating the Client object, like so:

mc = memcache.Client(['10.0.0.1:11211', '10.0.0.2:11211'], debug=0)
mc.flush_all()

In these examples, the flush_all command will clear all keys from all connected Memcached servers.

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

FAQs

1. Is there a way to flush only certain keys from Memcached?
Memcached does not directly support flushing specific keys. You would have to delete each key individually using the delete command.

2. What happens if I run flush_all while my application is running and relying on the cache?
Running flush_all will clear all data from the cache, which could cause your application to slow down temporarily as it repopulates the cache. Be mindful of when and why you're using flush_all.

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