[web2py] Use a view function, inside another function...

[apinho]

Hi,

I try to use functions inside my views. Helps keeping things more concise. 
I found that "functions inside function" doesn'twork.

Something like :
{{def icon(icon):}}
    {{=IMG(_src=ICONSPATH+icon,_alt=icon)}}
    {{return}}
{{def icon_link(icon,url):}}
    {{=A(icon(icon),_href=url))}}
    {{return}}

{{icon_link('myicon.png','someurl')}}

...  raises : <type 'exceptions.TypeError'> 'str' object is not callable.

Is there really no way to achieve this ?
when I invoke 

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