I think this is addressed somewhere in a python Gotchas list. These lists're huge, but if you scan thru these every once in a while, they're big timesavers:
http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_gotchas.html http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/python_pitfalls.html http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/beginners_mistakes.html http://www.python.org/doc/faq/ http://diveintopython.org/appendix/abstracts.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 Meo wrote: > yes, > > thank you for your help -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list