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class Singleton(type):
    """A Singleton using metaclass

    Sample class:

    import unittest

    from sc_utilities import Singleton


    class Test(metaclass=Singleton):
        def __init__(self):
            print("Test __init__ called")


    class SingletonTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
        def test_singleton(self):
            test_a = Test()
            test_b = Test()
            print(test_a)
            print(test_b)
            self.assertEqual(test_a, test_b)

    Sample output:
    Test __init__ called
    <singleton_test.Test object at 0x7fea09d650d0>
    <singleton_test.Test object at 0x7fea09d650d0>
    """

    _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]
