singleton in python ?

[Alex Martelli]

fritz steindl (-:fs) wrote:

> what is the best way to implement a singleton in python ???

Normally, a module is the best Pythonic singleton.  If you really do need
to solve the forces met by Singleton (hardly anybody ever does when they
ask for Singleton -- they just ask for it out of habit), see:

http://www.aleax.it/Python/5ep.html


> i miss static variables and functions in python (or i don't see them :-)

Modules and top-level classes in a module normally exist in a single
copy and so does each of their attributes, be it callable or not.


Alex