Index: lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
+++ lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
@@ -416,17 +416,16 @@
 class InteractiveCrashLogException(Exception):
     pass
 
-class CrashLogParser:
-    "CrashLog parser base class and factory."
-    def __new__(cls, debugger, path, verbose):
-        data = JSONCrashLogParser.is_valid_json(path)
-        if data:
-            self = object.__new__(JSONCrashLogParser)
-            self.data = data
-            return self
-        else:
-            return object.__new__(TextCrashLogParser)
+def CrashLogParserFactory(debugger, path, verbose):
+    data = JSONCrashLogParser.is_valid_json(path)
+    if data:
+        parser = JSONCrashLogParser(debugger, path, verbose)
+        parser.data = data
+        return parser
+    else:
+        return TextCrashLogParser(debugger, path, verbose)
 
+class CrashLogParser:
     def __init__(self, debugger, path, verbose):
         self.path = os.path.expanduser(path)
         self.verbose = verbose
@@ -1076,7 +1075,7 @@
     if not os.path.exists(crashlog_path):
         raise InteractiveCrashLogException("crashlog file %s does not exist" % crashlog_path)
 
-    crashlog = CrashLogParser(debugger, crashlog_path, False).parse()
+    crashlog = CrashLogParserFactory(debugger, crashlog_path, False).parse()
 
     target = lldb.SBTarget()
     # 1. Try to use the user-provided target
@@ -1332,7 +1331,7 @@
                 except InteractiveCrashLogException as e:
                     result.SetError(str(e))
             else:
-                crash_log = CrashLogParser(debugger, crash_log_file, options.verbose).parse()
+                crash_log = CrashLogParserFactory(debugger, crash_log_file, options.verbose).parse()
                 SymbolicateCrashLog(crash_log, options)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
Index: lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
+++ lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 from lldb.plugins.scripted_process import ScriptedProcess
 from lldb.plugins.scripted_process import ScriptedThread
 
-from lldb.macosx.crashlog import CrashLog,CrashLogParser
+from lldb.macosx.crashlog import CrashLog,CrashLogParserFactory
 
 class CrashLogScriptedProcess(ScriptedProcess):
     def parse_crashlog(self):
-        crashlog_parser = CrashLogParser(self.dbg, self.crashlog_path, False)
+        crashlog_parser = CrashLogParserFactory(self.dbg, self.crashlog_path, False)
         crash_log = crashlog_parser.parse()
 
         self.pid = crash_log.process_id