Can't I define a decorator in a separate file and import it?

[Ethan Furman]

Saqib Ali wrote:
> 
> I'm using this decorator to implement singleton class in python:
> 
> http://stackoverflow.com/posts/7346105/revisions
> 
> The strategy described above works if and only if the Singleton is
> declared and defined in the same file. If it is defined in a different
> file and I import that file, it doesn't work.
> 
> Why can't I import this Singleton decorator from a different file?
> What's the best work around?

Post the code, and the traceback.

~Ethan~