gistfile1.py

class Foo(object):
    def method(self, foo):
        def _(n):
            print repr(self)
            print repr(n)
        return _

class Butts(object):
    def __getattr__(self, n):
        return self.__getattribute__("_" + n)

    @staticmethod
    def foo(arg):
        print repr(arg)

    
    ## equavillent t
    def _(arg):
        print repr(arg)
    foo = staticmethod(_)


foo = Foo()
foo.thing = foo.method("butts")
foo.thing("lols") # meth's definition has access to self via local scope


Butts.foo()