static variables?

[Erik Max Francis]

Josh wrote:

> I am a python newbie, and I am sure there is an easy answer but, Is
> there
> any equivalent to C's static variables in Python? If not, how can you
> have
> variables inside a function, that 'remember' their values between
> function
> calls?

Typically one would just have a global (module scope) variable with a
leading underscore (a common convention meaning, "Don't touch me unless
you're part of the implementation."

	_count = 0
	def call():
	    global _count
	    _count += 1
	    print "Count is %d" % _count

In class, you can get the effect of "static variables" by defining
variables in class scope, not local scope.

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