How to disable Django query cache?

Question

In my Django application, I repeatedly run the same query on my database (e.g. every 10 seconds). I then create an MD5 sum over the queryset I receive and compare that to th

Answer 1

Query caching only applies within a QuerySet. In other words, if you evaluate the same queryset object twice, query caching will operate. But if you are doing a query every 10 seconds, presumably this is via a cron that spawns a new process each time, so there is no way Django will cache anything.

It is possible that your database's own cache will come into operation if you're repeatedly performing exactly the same query. You should look at the documentation for your DBMS to see how to manage that properly.