def __new__(cls, *args):
    """
        Create an instance of configparser.ConfigParser,
        i.e. of the superclass. Let the superclass call
        the __init__() method.
        
        @param cls: newly minted instance of UtilsConfigParser 
        @type cls: UtilsConfigParser
        @return: instance superclass
        @rtype: configparser.ConfigParser
        """
    if cls.config_parser is not None:
        return cls.config_parser
    obj = super().__new__(cls)
    super().__init__(obj)
    cls.config_parser = obj
    return obj
