How can a function access its own attributes?

Question

is it possible to access the python function object attributes from within the function scope?

e.g. let\'s have

def f():
    return          


        

Answer 1

The answer is rather simple. Just use the fact name is looked for at execution time, not compile time:

def f():
    return f._x

f._x = "foo"
f()           # -> "foo"