Here are 2 recipes from the online Python Cookbook. I've used this one very successfully: <http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/115875>.
This one seems simpler: <http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/59872> Grig -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
