Python Client-side Prerequisites

In order to practically utilize the powerful features of Client-side NCache with your Python client application, make sure to implement the prerequisites discussed below.

Prerequisites

• Install the following packages in your Python client application:
  • Enterprise: ncache-client
• Import the following packages in your application:
  • from ncache.client import*
  • from ncache.runtime import*
• The cache must be running.
• To ensure the operation is fail safe, it is recommended to handle any potential exceptions within your application, as explained in Handling Failures.
• To handle any unseen exceptions, refer to the Troubleshooting section.

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Feature Specific Namespaces

Aside from the namespaces employed in most features, you should add the following namespaces/packages/classes in your Python client application based on the feature/API you intend to use.

Note

Any feature not mentioned in the list below either does not work with the specified feature or only requires the general namespaces/packages/classes.

• For Tags, Named Tags, Locking, Expirations:
  • from ncache.runtime.caching import *
• For Cache Data Dependencies, e.g., KeyDependency, FileDependency, and Database Dependencies: [Deprecated]
  
  • from ncache.runtime.dependencies import *
• For SQL Queries:
  • from ncache.client.services import *
  • from ncache.runtime.caching import *
• For Cache Data Dependencies, e.g., KeyDependency, FileDependency, and Database Dependencies: [Deprecated]
  
  • from ncache.runtime.caching import *
  • from ncache.runtime.dependencies import *
• For Event Notifications
  • from ncache.runtime.caching.events import *
• For Pub/Sub:
  • from ncache.runtime.caching import *
  • from ncache.client.services import *

See Also

Create Cache
Connecting to Cache
Insert Data to Cache