# django.core.cache.backends.base.InvalidCacheBackendError: Could not find backend 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache': cannot import name 'MemcachedCache'

- **ID:** `python/django-cache-backend-error`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** module_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Memcached backend is not available, likely due to missing python-memcached library.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (90% success)
   ```
   Install memcached library: pip install python-memcached
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Not suitable for production multi-process environments. (60% fail)
- **** — Still fails due to missing dependency. (50% fail)