Where do nested functions live?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:59:29 +0200, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

>> where do nested functions live?
> 
> in the local variable of an executing function, just like the variable 
> "bar" in the following function:
> 
>      def foo():
>          bar = "who am I? where do I live?"
> 
> (yes, an inner function is *created* every time you execute the outer 
> function.  but it's created from prefabricated parts, so that's not a 
> very expensive process).

Does this mean I'm wasting my time writing doc strings for nested
functions? If there is no way of accessing them externally, should I make
them mere # comments? 


-- 
Steven.