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From: ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
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Subject: Re: type annotation vs working code
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dn <PythonList@DancesWithMice.info> writes:
>- should the class have been called either;
>     class SomethingSingleton():
>or a Singleton() class defined, which is then sub-classed, ie

  A singleton is a single instance of a class that usually is 
  used "globally" in an application. Such as "root" in

import logging

root = logging.getLogger()

  . So, when a singleton is needed in Python, I would follow
  the model of "getLogger". You do not have to put in effort
  to keep any client from creating more than one instance of
  a class. Multiple instances of a class intended for singletons
  might help when one is writing tests for this class.

  (My above opinion was stolen from Brandon Rhodes.)