Angus MacKay wrote: > > I like the printing of any object ability of "print" so I > do not want to use "" % style printing The "%s" format will handle any object, too - not just strings: >>> x = [1, 2] >>> y = ("buckle", ("my", "shoe")) >>> print "%s%s" % (x, y) [1, 2]('buckle', ('my', 'shoe')) Look, ma, no space! Greg