__init__.py

from functools import wraps


def singleton(cls):
    instances = {}
    @wraps(cls)
    def getinstance(*args, **kw):
        if cls not in instances:
            instances[cls] = cls(*args, **kw)
        return instances[cls]
    return getinstance


class dotdict(dict):
    """dot.notation access to dictionary attributes"""
    __getattr__ = dict.get
    __setattr__ = dict.__setitem__
    __delattr__ = dict.__delitem__