GridFS

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GridFS is a specification for storing large files in MongoDB.

Use Cases

Use this backend if you are using MongoDB and expect to store responses larger than 16MB. See mongodb for more general info.

Usage Example

Initialize with a GridFSCache instance:

>>> from requests_cache import CachedSession, GridFSCache
>>> session = CachedSession(backend=GridFSCache())

Or by alias:

>>> session = CachedSession(backend='gridfs')