In <jms82a-6sl.ln1 at chris.zbmc.eu> cl at isbd.net writes: > What's a neat way to print columns of numbers with blanks where a number > is zero or None? print number or ' ' -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gordon at panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"