[Zope-dev] Problem getting to my variables

[vio]

Newbie question: What's the syntax for accessing a variable in one method from another. Say the two methods:

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def manage_addFoo(self, id, title, REQUEST=None):
    A_folder = getattr(base_folder,someID)

def manage_addBar(self, id, REQUEST=None):
    manage_addFoo.A_folder._setObject(id, BarObject)
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In the second method I simply want to add an object to A_folder which is defined in the first method. I would like to know what's the correct syntax (obviously my line 4 is wrong). And I don't want to use 'return A_folder' in manage_addFoo because it defines many such variables, each accessed by different other methods. I just want to selectively get at some specific variable.

Regards, 
Vio