[FIXED] how to create singleton class with arguments in python

Issue

I'm looking for the right way to create a singleton class that accepts arguments in the first creation. My research lead me to 3 different ways:

Metaclass

class Singleton(type):
    instance = None
    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls.instance is None:
            cls.instance = super(Singleton, cls).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
        return cls.instance

class ASingleton(metaclass=Singleton):
    pass

__new__

class Singleton(object):
    instance = None
    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls.instance is None:
            cls.instance = super().__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
        return cls.instance

Decorator

def Singleton(myClass):
    instances={}
    def getInstance(*args, **kwargs):
        if myClass not in instances:
            instances[myClass] = myClass(*args, **kwargs)
        return instances[myClass]
    return getInstance

@Singleton
class SingletonTest(object):
    pass

All of them work fine, but when it comes to initiation (like using __init__ in normal class) I can't figure out the right way to implement it. The only solution I can think about is using the metaclass method in this way:

class Singleton(type):
    instance = None

    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls.instance is None:
            cls.instance = super(Singleton, cls).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
        return cls.instance

class ASingleton(metaclass=Singleton):
    def __init__(self,j):
        self.j=j

I don't know if this is the correct way to create singleton that accepts arguments.

Solution

I've found out that the best way to implement Singleton is by using meta classes:

class Singleton (type):
    _instances = {}
    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls not in cls._instances:
            cls._instances[cls] = super(Singleton, cls).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
        return cls._instances[cls]

# Python 2
class MyClass():
    __metaclass__= Singleton

# Python 3
class MyClass(metaclass=Singleton):
     pass

Answered By - Andriy Ivaneyko