Data¶

Local Storage¶

p5.set_item(key, value)¶

Stores a value in local storage under the key name.
Local storage persists in between the p5py sketch sessions.
The key can be the name of the variable but doesn’t have to be.
Sensitive data such as passwords or personal information should not be stored in local storage.
Overwrites the key if already present

Parameters:	key (basestring) – key name that you wish to you use in local storage value (object) – Value to be stored, can be of any type

p5.get_item(key)¶

Returns the value of an item that was stored int local storage using store_item(), None if not found

Parameters:	key (string) – key name that was used while storing data using store_item()
Returns:	Value of stored item
Return type:	object

p5.remove_item(key)¶

Removes an item that was stored with store_item()

Parameters:	key (string) – key name to remove the associated value