__cached__ — Easy Examples

Path to the compiled bytecode (.pyc) file of the module

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Accessing __cached__

How to access and use __cached__.

python
# __cached__
print("Demonstrating __cached__")
print(type(object).__dict__.keys())

__cached__ is a special attribute that path to the compiled bytecode (.pyc) file of the module.

__cached__ in practice

Using __cached__ in everyday code.

python
# More __cached__ examples
print("__cached__ is a special Python attribute")

# Every object has certain dunder attributes
obj = object()
attrs = [a for a in dir(obj) if a.startswith("__")]
print(f"object has {len(attrs)} dunder attributes")

Understanding __cached__ helps you introspect and debug Python objects.

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