stackupdater/src/lib/patterns/singleton.py
# coding=utf-8
# works in Python 2 & 3
# noinspection PyArgumentList
class _Singleton(type):
""" A metaclass that creates a Singleton base class when called. """
_instances = {}
def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
if cls not in cls._instances:
cls._instances[cls] = super(_Singleton, cls).__call__(
*args, **kwargs)
return cls._instances[cls]
# noinspection PyClassHasNoInit
class Singleton(_Singleton('SingletonMeta', (object,), {})):
pass