Non Volatile Local Variables?

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Hi all,

Does anyone know if Python supports non-volatile local variables ?

I was wondering if there was a way to keep the variable alive. I know that I can simply declare it as global, but then every function could read it. I was wondering if there was something I have over looked. I tried making a global variable reference the variable but that didn't work.

What do you think ?

def my_func():

    global g_arr_my_func
    
    try:
        a += 1
    except NameError:
        print("[my_func]: Exception (Name Error).")
        a = 0
    # end try

    print("[my_func]: a =:", a)

    g_arr_my_func["a"] = a

g_arr_my_func = {}
g_arr_my_func["a"] = 0

my_func()
my_func()

Output:
[my_func]: Exception (Name Error).
[my_func]: a =: 0
[my_func]: Exception (Name Error).
[my_func]: a =: 0