# With milliseconds
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", 500)

# With a timedelta
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", datetime.timedelta(milliseconds=500))

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Arguments

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key
str
required
The key to expire.
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milliseconds | datetime.timedelta
int
required
The timeout in milliseconds as int or datetime.timedelta
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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 milliseconds
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", 500)

# With a timedelta
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expire("mykey", datetime.timedelta(milliseconds=500))