On 01/30/2012 08:02 AM, contro opinion wrote: >>>> s1='\x45' >>>> s2='\xe4' >>>> s1+s2 > 'E\xe4' >>>> print s1+s2 > E > > why s1+s2 not = '\x45\xe4'?? > It is. "E" is "\x45". That's plain ASCII and documented everywhere. -- DaveA