This should be a simple question...

[Terry Reedy]

Neal Becker wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something obvious here
> 
> def A (...):
> #set a bunch of variables
>   x = 1
>   b = 2
>   ...
> 
>   Do something with them
> 
> def B (...):
> #set the same bunch of variables
>   x = 1
>   b = 2
>   ...
> 
>   Do something with them
> 
> I want to apply DRY, and extract out the common setting of these variables 
> into the local scope of the functions A and B.  How to do this?  (Other than 
> just setting them in the module scope)

Yet another solution:

def ABmaker()
   x = 1
   b = 2
   def A(...): do stuff using x. b, and args
   def B(...): ""
   return A,B

A,B = ABmaker

tjr