#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- class Borg: __shared_state = {} def __init__(self): self.__dict__ = self.__shared_state self.state = 'Init' def __str__(self): return self.state class YourBorg(Borg): pass if __name__ == '__main__': rm1 = Borg() rm2 = Borg() rm1.state = 'Idle' rm2.state = 'Running' print('rm1: {0}'.format(rm1)) print('rm2: {0}'.format(rm2)) rm2.state = 'Zombie' print('rm1: {0}'.format(rm1)) print('rm2: {0}'.format(rm2)) print('rm1 id: {0}'.format(id(rm1))) print('rm2 id: {0}'.format(id(rm2))) rm3 = YourBorg() print('rm1: {0}'.format(rm1)) print('rm2: {0}'.format(rm2)) print('rm3: {0}'.format(rm3)) ### OUTPUT ### # rm1: Running # rm2: Running # rm1: Zombie # rm2: Zombie # rm1 id: 140732837899224 # rm2 id: 140732837899296 # rm1: Init # rm2: Init # rm3: Init