"Peter Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Elliot Temple wrote: >> from math import * >> log10(15625) > > It's always a good idea, especially when answering a beginner's > question, to add the caution that this form ("from xxx import *") has > certain dangers** associated with it, and is widely considered poor > style, and should really only rarely be used.
Which is why I often do things like >>> import math as m >>> m.log... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list