Using the cache framework

Processing HTTP requests to your web application usually entails database access, data manipulation, and template rendering. It is much more expensive in terms of processing than just serving a static website. The overhead in some requests can be significant when your site starts getting more and more traffic. This is where caching becomes precious. By caching queries, calculation results, or rendered content in an HTTP request, you will avoid expensive operations in the following requests that need to return the same data. This translates into shorter response times and less processing on the server side.

Django includes a robust cache system that allows you to cache data with different levels of granularity. You can cache a single query, the output of a specific view, parts of rendered template content, or your entire site. Items are stored in the cache system for a default time, but you can specify the timeout when you cache data.

This is how you...