Creates a skeleton function object that contains just the provided
        code and the correct number of cells in func_closure.  All other
        func attributes (e.g. func_globals) are empty.

def _make_skel_func(code, cell_count, base_globals=None):
    """ Creates a skeleton function object that contains just the provided
        code and the correct number of cells in func_closure.  All other
        func attributes (e.g. func_globals) are empty.
    """
    if base_globals is None:
        base_globals = {}
    base_globals['__builtins__'] = __builtins__

    closure = (
        tuple(_make_empty_cell() for _ in range(cell_count))
        if cell_count >= 0 else
        None
    )
    return types.FunctionType(code, base_globals, None, None, closure)