C-style static variables in Python?

[Patrick Maupin]

On Apr 4, 1:57 pm, John Nagle <na... at animats.com> wrote:
>     If you want functions with state, use an object. That's what they're
> for.  Don't muck with the internal representation of functions.
>

While "Don't muck with the internal representation of functions" is
excellent advice over 99% of the time, it is also true that it is
often possible, sometimes even encouraged, to have "functions with
state."

This is done without "mucking" and without explicitly declaring a
class or a class instance.  See, e.g. closures and generator
functions.

Regards,
Pat