I think you got your answer. FWIW, questions like this i usually look 1st in the Cookbook (i.e. the Oreilly dead trees, 2nd edition). See Chap. 4 And: My gotcha list,
http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_gotchas.html http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/python_pitfalls.html http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/beginners_mistakes.html http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/02/05/learn_python.html http://www.norvig.com/python-iaq.html http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/245 http://amk.ca/python/writing/warts -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list