title: Python and the Singleton Pattern
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31875/is-there-a-simple-elegant-way-to-define-singletons-in-python">Is there a simple, elegant way to define Singletons in Python?</a>  </p>
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  <p>What is the best way to implement the singleton pattern in Python?  It seems impossible to declare the constructor private or protected as is normally done with the Singleton pattern...</p>