[Fredrik]
> so re.sub("([_.])\\1+", "\\1", newname) replaces runs consisting
> of either a . or an _ followed by one or more copies of itself, with
> a single instance of itself....and this: >>> def isprime(n): >>> return n > 1 and not re.match(r'(xx+)\1+$', 'x'*n) finds prime numbers. I'll get me coat. -- Richie Hindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
