Source code for spec2nexus.singletons
"""
singletons: Python 2 and 3 Compatible Version
:see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6760685/creating-a-singleton-in-python
USAGE::
class Logger(Singleton):
pass
"""
class _Singleton(type):
"""A metaclass that creates a Singleton base class when called."""
_instances = {}
def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
if self not in self._instances:
self._instances[self] = super(_Singleton, self).__call__(
*args, **kwargs
)
return self._instances[self]