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

[Ethan Furman]

Saqib Ali wrote:
> MYCLASS.PY:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> import os, sys, string, time, re, subprocess
> import Singleton

This should be 'from Singleton import Singleton'


> @Singleton
> class myClass:
>     
>     def __init__(self):
>         print 'Constructing myClass'

At this point, the *instance* of myClass has already been constructed 
and it is now being initialized.  The __new__ method is where the 
instance is actually created.

> 
>     def __del__(self):
>         print 'Destructing myClass'
> 
> 
 > class Singleton:
 >
 >     def __init__(self, decorated):
 >         self._decorated = decorated
 >
 >     def Instance(self):
 >         try:
 >             return self._instance
 >         except AttributeError:
 >             self._instance = self._decorated()
 >             return self._instance
 >
 >     def __call__(self):
 >         raise TypeError(
 >             'Singletons must be accessed through the `Instance`
 > method.')


~Ethan~