gbreed at cix.compulink.co.uk wrote: > >>> map(lambda x:x+1, range(10)) > [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] > >>> x > Traceback (innermost last): > File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ? > NameError: There is no variable named 'x' Forget about map and lambda. They do not have Pythonic nature. You can't use them to support your position. Neil