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> On Jul 7, 2016, at 7:46 PM, Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@highlandtechnology.invalid> w=
rote:
>=20
> I've got a package that contains a global ensmartened dict that allows
> all the various parts of my program to share state.

The simplest solution would be to use a module as your singleton. For exampl=
e, "registry.py" would work. Pydoc will show its docstring, and it will have=
 all the features you had been using, with the added benefit of not needing t=
o enforce its singletonness.
    =20=