what are Python equivalent to MATLAB persistent or C++ static?

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

In <1173942572.130747.228410 at l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, dmitrey wrote:

> Thank you in advance,

For what?  Hint: Don't "hide" the question in the subject line.

I don't know MATLAB's `persistent` but I know that ``static`` in C++ can
be used in different places with different meanings.

It seems you are asking questions how to translate some constructs from
other languages 1:1 into Python.  Without context this may lead you to
programming some other language in Python, resulting in fighting the
language because you don't use "pythonic" idioms to solve your problems.

C++-static function's names on module level should start with an
underscore:

def _i_am_not_meant_to_be_public():
    pass

It's a naming convention for things that are considered internal.

C++-static class members are class attributes in Python:

class Spam(object):
    i_am_a_class_attribute = 42

    def __init__(self):
        self.i_am_an_instance_attribute = 'Viking'

And C++static local variables don't exist in Python.  There are ways to
emulate them with mutable default arguments, but that's at least
debatable.  Use a class instead.

Ciao,
	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch