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#
#  Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
#  All Rights Reserved.
#  Confidential and Proprietary - Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
#
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class Singleton(type):
    _instances = {}
    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls not in cls._instances:
            cls._instances[cls] = super(Singleton, cls).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
        else:
            # The else part will run __init__ every time the class is called
            cls._instances[cls].__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        return cls._instances[cls]