static variables?

[Padraig Brady]

Josh wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> 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?
> 
> Josh

For functions you could set attributes of the function
as static variables? like:

def func():
     func.name="value"

Then the attribute will be stored with the function
and so is as long lived as the function

Pádraig.