On 2006-01-08, Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DATA_MAP = { > chr(32)+chr(32): 0, > chr(36)+chr(32): "natural", > ... > chr(32)+chr(1): 5, > chr(66)+chr(32): 0.167, > } > ... > row_value = DATA_MAP[source.read(2)] > > # or: row_value = DATA_MAP.get(source.read(2), DEFAULT)
Thank you, Fredrik. That's ideal, and a great lesson for a newcomer to Python. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Author of "Quantifying Environmental Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) | Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic" <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list