Christoph Haas wrote: >You probably mean: > >a="root:root" >b,c = a.split(":") > >b and c contain both sides of the colon. > >
Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for. james -- My blog: http://www.crazydrclaw.com/ My homepage: http://james.colannino.org/ "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, THE RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." --United States Constitution, Second Ammendment -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list