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Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?)

From Fabien <fabien.maussion@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?)
Date 2015-03-02 11:19 +0100
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On 01.03.2015 06:05, Michael Torrie wrote:
>   A module*is*  a singleton pattern, particularly one
> that maintains state.  I use sometimes use this feature for sharing
> config and other data between other modules (global state when it's
> required).

I do this too, after some helping recommendations I got from this 
discussion group. I find it neat to use a module for sharing config 
states, but I always wondered: does this pattern fall into the "globals 
are devil" category?

Cheers,

Fabien

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suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) yves@zioup.com - 2015-02-28 16:12 -0700
  Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 19:19 -0700
    Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) yves@zioup.com - 2015-02-28 21:11 -0700
      Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 22:14 -0700
  Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-03-01 04:45 +0100
    Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) yves@zioup.com - 2015-02-28 21:29 -0700
      Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 22:05 -0700
        Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-02 02:55 +1100
        Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Fabien <fabien.maussion@gmail.com> - 2015-03-02 11:19 +0100
          Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-03-02 11:31 +0100
          Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-03-02 08:59 -0700
          Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-02 09:51 -0700
      Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-03-01 19:00 +1300
    Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-02 02:04 +1100
      Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-03-01 19:20 +0100
  Re: suggestions for functional style (singleton pattern?) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-28 22:23 -0800

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