def factory(aClass, *args):        # varargs tuple
    return apply(aClass, args)     # call aClass

class Spam:
    def doit(self, message):
        print message

class Person:
    def __init__(self, name, job):
        self.name = name
        self.job  = job

object1 = factory(Spam, ())                  # make a Spam
object2 = factory(Person, "Guido", "guru")   # make a Person