>>>>> "Damjan" == Damjan <gdamjan at gmail.com> writes: Damjan> Or, much nicer >> if line[:5]=='start': printing=1 Damjan> if line.startswith('start'): printing=1 >> if line[:3]=='end': printing=0 Damjan> if line.endswith('end'): printing=0 No, it's still line.startswith('end'), not endswith. -- Ville Vainio http://tinyurl.com/2prnb