Re: A Single Instance of an Object?

On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM Chris Angelico via Python-list
<python-list@python.org> wrote:

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On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 07:54, Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov via Python-list
<python-list@python.org> wrote:

I am refactoring some code and I would like to get rid of a global
variable. Here is the outline:
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I have never done that in Python because I deliberately avoided such
complicated situations up to now. I know about the Singleton pattern,
but I have never implemented it in Python and I don't know if it is
Pythonish.
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A Singleton is just a global variable. Why do this? Did someone tell
you "global variables are bad, don't use them"?

I have bad experience with global variables because it is hard to
track what and when modifies them. I don't consider them bad, but if I
can I avoid them.

Regards
rambius

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