Error tf2_ros StaticTransformBroadcaster API in Python

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Update: In an attempt to get around losing the ability to pub latch transforms in the API in python I have tried doing the following which does not seem to work. Anyone have a way to do this? And in general does anyone know why there is no StaticTransformBroadcaster.py in Indigo why was this not implemented?

def publishLatchTransforms(self):
     self.pub_tf = rospy.Publisher("/tf_static", TFMessage , queue_size=1)

     # Send static link transforms
     msg = TransformStamped()

     msg.header.stamp = rospy.Time.now()
     msg.transform.rotation.x =  0.0
     msg.transform.rotation.y =  0.0
     msg.transform.rotation.z =  0.0
     msg.transform.rotation.w =  1 
     msg.header.frame_id = "base_footprint"   
     msg.transform.translation.x = 0.
      msg.transform.translation.y = 0.0
     msg.transform.translation.z = 0.1
     msg.child_frame_id = "base_link"
     self.pub_tf.publish([msg])

How do you call static transform broadcaster in Python? I can do this in cpp but I can not seem to get this to work in python.

thanks.

#include <tf2_ros/static_transform_broadcaster .h>

ok in cpp but

from tf2_ros import static_transform_broadcaster

fails in python unable to find import
   Static_Transform_Broadcaster()  fails invalid gobal

OR

How can I send a transform to the tf/static topic using sendTransform as a work around. Rather then using the static transform broadcaster in the launch file.