Functionality like local static in C

[Sam Ezeh]

I've seen people use function attributes for this.
```
Python 3.10.2 (main, Jan 15 2022, 19:56:27) [GCC 11.1.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> def function():
...     print(function.variable)
...     function.variable += 1
...
>>> function.variable = 1
>>> function()
1
>>> function()
2
>>>
```

If necessary, the variable can be initialised inside the function too.

Kind Regards,
Sam Ezeh

On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 at 16:36, Sam Ezeh <sam.z.ezeh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've seen people use function attributes for this.
> ```
> Python 3.10.2 (main, Jan 15 2022, 19:56:27) [GCC 11.1.0] on linux
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> def function():
> ...     print(function.variable)
> ...     function.variable += 1
> ...
> >>> function.variable = 1
> >>> function()
> 1
> >>> function()
> 2
> >>>
> ```
>
> If necessary, the variable can be initialised inside the function too.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Sam Ezeh
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 at 16:26, Cecil Westerhof via Python-list
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
> >
> > In C when you declare a variable static in a function, the variable
> > retains its value between function calls.
> > The first time the function is called it has the default value (0 for
> > an int).
> > But when the function changes the value in a call (for example to 43),
> > the next time the function is called the variable does not have the
> > default value, but the value it had when the function returned.
> > Does python has something like that?
> >
> > --
> > Cecil Westerhof
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof
> > --
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