def singleton(cls):
instances = {}
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
if cls not in instances:
instances[cls] = cls(*args, **kwargs)
return instances[cls]
return wrapper
@singleton
class Foo(object):
pass
foo1 = Foo()
foo2 = Foo()
print foo1 is foo2

class Singleton(object):
def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
if not hasattr(cls, '_instance'):
cls._instance = super(Singleton, cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
return cls._instance
class Foo(Singleton):
pass
foo1 = Foo()
foo2 = Foo()
print foo1 is foo2 # True

class Singleton(type):
def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
if not hasattr(cls, '_instance'):
cls._instance = super(Singleton, cls).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
return cls._instance
class Foo(object):
__metaclass__ = Singleton
foo1 = Foo()
foo2 = Foo()
print foo1 is foo2 # True