robert wrote: [...] > but its also wrong regarding partial last lines. > > re.split obviously doesn't understand \A \Z ^ $ and also \b etc. > empty matches. > [...] Or perhaps you don't understand re?
It's a tricky thing to start playing with. Look up re.MULTILINE ans re.DOTALL. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list