Thanks for all the help and examples. As I mentioned, I'm trying to teach myself and starting with the basics (if, elif, else, while, for, raw_input, int are about all I know so far and don't know that well yet) Some of the example posted are still beyond my understanding but it's good to see other ways of acheiving the result and other things to look up and read about.
I've read a bit about Python but only really started trying yesterday. Right now I'm still strugling but with practice I hope for it to come easier and I'll keep learning more syntax. I didn't even think about random.randrange being out of the loop but it makes sence now. Chalk it up to a newbie mistake and a learning experience. I really do appreciate the help and I'm sure this is only the first of many questions I'll have. It's good to know that there are others who can help me understand my mistakes. Rob -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
