Add a bound to the inference tips cache (pylint-dev#1565)

ChangeLog

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Release date: TBA
 * Rename ``ModuleSpec`` -> ``module_type`` constructor parameter to match attribute
   name and improve typing. Use ``type`` instead.
 
+* Add a bound to the inference tips cache.
+
+  Closes #1150
+
 * Infer the return value of the ``.copy()`` method on ``dict``, ``list``, ``set``,
   and ``frozenset``.
 

astroid/inference_tip.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 
 import wrapt
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
     NodeNG, bases.Instance, bases.UnboundMethod, typing.Type[util.Uninferable]
 ]
 
-_cache: dict[tuple[InferFn, NodeNG], list[InferOptions] | None] = {}
+_cache: OrderedDict[tuple[InferFn, NodeNG], list[InferOptions] | None] = OrderedDict()
 
 
 def clear_inference_tip_cache():
@@ -36,11 +37,14 @@ def _inference_tip_cached(
     node = args[0]
     try:
         result = _cache[func, node]
+        _cache.move_to_end((func, node))
         # If through recursion we end up trying to infer the same
         # func + node we raise here.
         if result is None:
             raise UseInferenceDefault()
     except KeyError:
+        if len(_cache) > 127:
+            _cache.popitem(last=False)
         _cache[func, node] = None
         result = _cache[func, node] = list(func(*args, **kwargs))
         assert result