In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:17:14 -0700, Aahz wrote: >> >> Seems to me that if all the module is used for is to store state, you're >> wasting a file on disk. I personally prefer to use a class singleton. > >I don't recognise the term "class singleton". Can you explain please? How >is it different from an ordinary singleton?
An ordinary singleton is instantiating the class multiple times yet returning the same instance object; a class singleton is simply using the class directly (like a module). -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours." --Richard Bach -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list