Python equivalent for static variables within a function

Question

What is the idiomatic Python equivalent of this C/C++ code?

void fun()
{
    static int count = 0;
    count++;
    printf("count is %d\n", count);
}

specifically, how does one implement the static member at the function level, as opposed to the class level? And does placing the function into a class change anything?

Answer 1

You can use the following code, that too will serve the purpose.

def static_vars(**kwargs):
    def decorate(func):
        for k in kwargs:
            setattr(func, k, kwargs[k])
        return func
    return decorate

@static_vars(count=0)
def foo():
    foo.count += 1
    print "Count is %d" % foo.count