_cache = {} def save_entry(module_name, name, cache): try: module_cache = _cache[module_name] except KeyError: module_cache = _cache[module_name] = {} module_cache[name] = cache def _create_get_from_cache(number): def _get_from_cache(module_name, name, get_cache_values): try: return _cache[module_name][name][number] except KeyError: v = get_cache_values() save_entry(module_name, name, v) return v[number] return _get_from_cache get_type = _create_get_from_cache(0) get_docstring_signature = _create_get_from_cache(1) get_docstring = _create_get_from_cache(2)