thriller@localhost ~ :) python
Python 2.6.3 (r263:75183, Oct  4 2009, 11:40:05) 
[GCC 4.4.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import gtk
>>> def p(*a):
...     print a
... 
>>> bs = []
>>> for i in xrange(10):
...     b = gtk.Button('Hi there')
...     b.connect('clicked', p, len(bs))
...     bs.append(b)
... 
8L
9L
10L
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>>> bs[2].clicked()
(<gtk.Button object at 0xb7cf5c5c (GtkButton at 0x931c108)>, 2)
>>>