Package ZenUtils :: Module Utils :: Class Singleton

Type Singleton

object --+    
         |    
      type --+
             |
            Singleton

Metaclass that ensures only a single instance of a class is ever created.

This is accomplished by storing the first instance created as an attribute of the class itself, then checking that attribute for later constructor calls.

Instance Methods

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__init__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

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__call__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
x(...)

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Inherited from type: __cmp__, __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __repr__, __setattr__, __subclasses__, mro

Inherited from object: __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __str__

Properties

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Inherited from type: __base__, __bases__, __basicsize__, __dictoffset__, __flags__, __itemsize__, __mro__, __name__, __weakrefoffset__

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

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x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Overrides: object.__init__: (inherited documentation)

call(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Call operator)

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x(...)

Overrides: type.__call__: (inherited documentation)

Type Singleton

__init__(cls, *args, **kwargs) (Constructor)

__call__(cls, *args, **kwargs) (Call operator)

init(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

call(cls, *args, **kwargs)
(Call operator)