Modules are Singletons! (was Re: Catalog of Python Patterns? [LONG!])

[Andy Gimblett]

On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 09:47:10AM -0500, Aahz wrote:
> In article <mailman.1017996733.25069.python-list at python.org>,
> Andy Gimblett  <gimbo at ftech.net> wrote:
> >
> >Really?  I've used Singleton a fair bit (probably too much in fact)
> >for stuff like configuration information.  I'm curious as to how else
> >I could/should do this.
> 
> Use a module.  Don't use a class unless you need a class.

/me closes his eyes tight, opens his mouth, thinks about it for a
while, shaking his head around slightly, feels something click, says
"wow", opens his eyes, says "wow" again, and hits reply.

Wow.  Man, I love python.

Cheers for the epiphany

-Andy

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