[Python-ideas] Clear all caches

[Paul Moore]

On 1 April 2015 at 13:28, Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com> wrote:
> I proposed to add two functions (in some existing lightweight module or add
> a new module):
>
> clear_caches(level=0)
> register_cache(level, clear_func)
>
> clear_caches() calls cache clearing functions for specified level and
> larger.

I'm not sure I understand how "level" would be used. Presumably
anything registering a cache has to decide what level it wants to be
at, but how should it decide? Maybe there should be some standard
levels defined? Is there actually a need for a level parameter at all?

Paul