Elegant HTTP Caching for Python
Hishel (հիշել, to remember in Armenian) is a modern HTTP caching library for Python that implements RFC 9111 specifications. It provides seamless caching integration for popular HTTP clients with minimal code changes.
- 🎯 RFC 9111 Compliant - Fully compliant with the latest HTTP caching specification
- 🔌 Easy Integration - Drop-in support for HTTPX, Requests, ASGI, FastAPI, and BlackSheep
- 💾 Flexible Storage - SQLite backend with more coming soon
- ⚡ High Performance - Efficient caching with minimal overhead
- 🔄 Async & Sync - Full support for both synchronous and asynchronous workflows
- 🎨 Type Safe - Fully typed with comprehensive type hints
- 🧪 Well Tested - Extensive test coverage and battle-tested
- 🎛️ Configurable - Fine-grained control over caching behavior with flexible policies
- 💨 Memory Efficient - Streaming support prevents loading large payloads into memory
- 🌐 Universal - Works with any ASGI application (Starlette, Litestar, BlackSheep, etc.)
- 🎯 GraphQL Support - Cache GraphQL queries with body-sensitive content caching
Documentation is available at: https://hishel.com