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GH-96851: Add link to FAQ entry for caching method calls. (GH-96902)

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@ -1897,6 +1897,8 @@ The classes can be used like this:
'blog-why-python-rocks'
.. _faq-cache-method-calls:
How do I cache method calls?
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@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions:
The cache keeps references to the arguments and return values until they age
out of the cache or until the cache is cleared.
If a method is cached, the `self` instance argument is included in the
cache. See :ref:`faq-cache-method-calls`
An `LRU (least recently used) cache
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_replacement_policies#Least_recently_used_(LRU)>`_
works best when the most recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming