Python generator attempting to simulate static variable in a C function

generate_static_c.py

# Just playing around and thinking about how itertools.count might work (without # looking at source :) )

# Simple version of a 'static' variable in C, just keep state internally
# and use next() to get values out
def counter():
    for ii in xrange(100):
        yield ii

cnt = counter()
print cnt.next()
print cnt.next()

# Equivalent of this but built-in count doesn't have a max defined explicitly
from itertools import count

cnt = count(0)
print cnt.next()
print cnt.next()

def counter():
i = 0
while True:
i += 1
yield i

Nice brain teaser.