[Tutor] static PyObject * or non-static

[Rob Benton]

Alan Gauld wrote:

>>static PyObject *
>>Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
>>{
>>    static PyObject *format = NULL;
>>    PyObject *args, *result;
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>>make everything static that can be?  
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>No that will only waste memory. temporary variables within 
>functions should go on the stack so that they can be deleted.
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>Alan G.
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In that chunk of code why isn't the format object temporary?  I guess 
that's what confusing me.