Hi Roger, This is exactly what I was looking for!
Thank you so much! I now have a fully functioning command-line todo app. Anyone interested in why I picked that as my 2nd-ever-Python-app might like to read the post over at 43folders.com about suggested uses for Quicksilver on the Mac (http://www.43folders.com/2005/11/21/qs-redux/). I wasn't aware of anything similar on Windows, so it seemed like a good opportunity to build something with similar (and, in fact, better) functionality (at least in terms of the 43folders.com use for Quicksilver) using Python. Anyway, thanks again -- very much appreciate everyone's input! Much warmth, planetthoughtful -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list