On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:13:17 +1000, SL <ni at hao.com> wrote: > How can I compute with the integer values of characters in python? > Like 'a' + 1 equals 'b' etc Try: ord('a') See also: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/65117 -- Kam-Hung Soh <a href="http://kamhungsoh.com/blog">Software Salariman</a>