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On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:40:07 AM UTC-8, Peter Otten wrote:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Two underscores trigger name mangling only in a class, not in a module.=
=20
>=20
> Don't try to hide the Options instance:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> # module config.py
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> import ConfigParser
>=20
>=20
>=20
> class Options(ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
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>      ... # as above
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>=20
>=20
> options =3D Options()
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>=20
>=20
> Then use it elsewhere:
>=20
> from config import options
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> options.set("mysection", "myoption", "myvalue")
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>=20
>=20
> All but the first import will find the module in the cache (sys.modules) =
and=20
>=20
> therefore the same Options instance will be used. Voil=E0 your no-nonsens=
e=20
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> singleton.


Ah. I was over-thinking again. I couldn't find an example of this anywhere,=
 and when I saw the tirades against Singletons they mentioned "use modules"=
 but, well, I haven't had my morning coffee yet. I shouldn't even be trying=
 this sort of thing until then.

Thank you for the simple answer.

Josh