OOP in Python

[Jonas Bengtsson]

Ok I admit - I am a Python-newbie!

What about local variables and class variables when dealing with
classes?
With local vars I mean temporaryly used variables in a function. Will
they be treated as 'normal' instance attributes? Do I have to delete
them by myself when I'm leaving a function?
With class vars I mean if many class instances of a class may share a
variable. In C++ this is accomplished by a static variable. How do I
do in Python?

Thanks in advance,
Jonas B