What do you call a class not intended to be instantiated

[Ben Finney]

Steven D'Aprano <steven at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> writes:

> I don't want the objects to share state. I'm not exactly sure what I
> said that has given so many people the impression that I do.

This:

Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> writes:

> Essentially, the class is used as a function that keeps state from
> one call to the next.

Perhaps if you say what you want that isn't provided by any of a
function, a module, or a class. Specifically, what state you want to
track, and why it's so important that the state not be available to
the instances.

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Ben Finney