This should be a simple question...

[Neal Becker]

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)