Hi! Not best, but another lisibility :
mons=dict(Jan=1, Feb=2, Fev=2, Mar=3, Apr=4, Avr=4, May=5, Mai=5, Jun=6, Jui=6, Jul=7, Aug=8, Aou=8, Sep=9, Oct=10, Nov=11, Dec=12) def mon2int(m): return mons[m] def mond2int(**m): return mons[m.keys()[0]] print mons['Mar'] print mon2int('May') print mond2int(Jul=0) > 3 > 5 > 7 (The dict is mixed : French/English) -- @-salutations Michel Claveau -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list