Thus spake Ivan Shevanski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Thanks, that seems to work fine. But about your other comment. . . > > >Well, leaving aside the merits of using "input" (which should be avoided at > >all costs) > > What do you mean?
Well, the problem with "input" is that it allows the user to supply an arbitrary Python expression, which will then be executed. Among other things, this means that your pet cat could make your script exit due to an uncaught exception by simply walking accross your keyboard. If your cat is sufficiently clever, it could also empty your bank account, email your entire porn collection to your mother, and then erase your hard drive. In short, using "input" means that your programme could potentially behave in some arbitrary way that is simply impossible to predict, depending on what is supplied by the user. Just use "raw_input" instead - it just takes input from a user without evaluating it as a Python expression, and will bring order and predictability to whatever it is you want to do. Cheers, Aldo -- Aldo Cortesi [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nullcube.com Mob: 0419 492 863 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
