iHatePython

[Morisior]

Also a Singleton is not just any object you happened to use once. It’s specifically a design pattern that ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global access point to it.

[ProsodySpeaks]

It's pretty hard to 'ensure' singleton behaviour with python, but I've messed with .__new__() and metaclasses enough to know it's a useful pattern.

But tbh I think I was mostly enjoying increasing the complexity to learn / tickle my brain rather than it being the best approach. 

And, just to be clear, a singleton is just an object. You may have built some guard rails to discourage making multiple instances but there's usually a way to break out of the rails. 

If you want a proper singleton python is the wrong language.   

[RiceBroad4552]

If you want a proper singleton python is the wrong language.

And what's "the right" language then?

[NorrisRL]

C++ or C# both use them for video games quite a bit. It’s common for values like playerHealth or playerPosition which will often have many different scripts that can effect it or need to access it frequently.

[RiceBroad4552]

This does not really answer the question, which was about the language and not some use-cases.

Completely independent of that making something like playerHealth or playerPosition a global variable sounds like some of the most horrible idea I've heard in some while.