code: def nearest(self, nodes):
          myroot = self.root()
          mylineno = self.fromlineno
          nearest = None, 0
          for node in nodes:
              assert node.root() is myroot, (
                  "nodes %s and %s are not from the same module" % (self, node)
              )
              lineno = node.fromlineno
              if node.fromlineno > mylineno:
                  break
              if lineno > nearest[1]:
                  nearest = node, lineno
          return nearest[0]