Fredrik Lundh wrote: > hint: > > $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.argv' 'else: print "no"' > > </F> Yeah the man page knows all. About the only time I use python on the command line is with the timeit module, which evals all arguments given. Hence the confusion. -- Edward Elliott UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) complangpython at eddeye dot net