# With seconds
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", 5)

assert redis.get("mykey") == "Hello"

time.sleep(5)

assert redis.get("mykey") is None

# With a timedelta
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", datetime.timedelta(seconds=5))

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Arguments

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key
str
required
The key to set the timeout on.
​
seconds
int | datetime.timedelta
required
The timeout in seconds as int or datetime.timedelta object
​
nx
bool
Set expiry only when the key has no expiry
​
xx
bool
Set expiry only when the key has an existing expiry
​
gt
bool
Set expiry only when the new expiry is greater than current one
​
lt
bool
Set expiry only when the new expiry is less than current one

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Response

True if the timeout was set
# With seconds
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", 5)

assert redis.get("mykey") == "Hello"

time.sleep(5)

assert redis.get("mykey") is None

# With a timedelta
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", datetime.timedelta(seconds=5))