>>> {'a':1,'b':'2','c':[3,4]}.keys() ['a', 'c', 'b'] Joshua> How come? :-) Because: >>> {'A':1,'b':'2','Cat':[3,4]}.keys() ['A', 'b', 'Cat'] :-) For more detail: http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general.html#id48 Skip