diff --git a/lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py b/lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
--- a/lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
+++ b/lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
@@ -417,15 +417,15 @@
     pass
 
 class CrashLogParser:
-    "CrashLog parser base class and factory."
-    def __new__(cls, debugger, path, verbose):
+    @staticmethod
+    def create(debugger, path, verbose):
         data = JSONCrashLogParser.is_valid_json(path)
         if data:
-            self = object.__new__(JSONCrashLogParser)
-            self.data = data
-            return self
+            parser = JSONCrashLogParser(debugger, path, verbose)
+            parser.data = data
+            return parser
         else:
-            return object.__new__(TextCrashLogParser)
+            return TextCrashLogParser(debugger, path, verbose)
 
     def __init__(self, debugger, path, verbose):
         self.path = os.path.expanduser(path)
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
     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 = CrashLogParser.create(debugger, crashlog_path, False).parse()
 
     target = lldb.SBTarget()
     # 1. Try to use the user-provided target
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@
                 except InteractiveCrashLogException as e:
                     result.SetError(str(e))
             else:
-                crash_log = CrashLogParser(debugger, crash_log_file, options.verbose).parse()
+                crash_log = CrashLogParser.create(debugger, crash_log_file, options.verbose).parse()
                 SymbolicateCrashLog(crash_log, options)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py b/lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
--- a/lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
+++ b/lldb/examples/python/scripted_process/crashlog_scripted_process.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 class CrashLogScriptedProcess(ScriptedProcess):
     def parse_crashlog(self):
-        crashlog_parser = CrashLogParser(self.dbg, self.crashlog_path, False)
+        crashlog_parser = CrashLogParser.create(self.dbg, self.crashlog_path, False)
         crash_log = crashlog_parser.parse()
 
         self.pid = crash_log.process_id