Pre-allocates / creates a fixed number of sessions.
"Pings" existing sessions via session.exists before returning
sessions that have not been used for more than 55 minutes and replaces
expired sessions.
Blocks, with a timeout, when get is called on an empty pool.
Raises after timing out.
Raises when put is called on a full pool. That error is
never expected in normal practice, as users should be calling
get followed by put whenever in need of a session.
Parameters
Name
Description
size
int
fixed pool size
default_timeout
int
default timeout, in seconds, to wait for a returned session.
labels
dict (str -> str) or None
(Optional) user-assigned labels for sessions created by the pool.
database_role
str
(Optional) user-assigned database_role for the session.
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That error is\n never expected in normal practice, as users should be calling\n `get` followed by `put` whenever in need of a session.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### bind\n\n bind(database)\n\nAssociate the pool with a database.\n\n### clear\n\n clear()\n\nDelete all sessions in the pool.\n\n### get\n\n get(timeout=None)\n\nCheck a session out from the pool.\n\n### put\n\n put(session)\n\nReturn a session to the pool.\n\nNever blocks: if the pool is full, raises."]]