>Python obviously can't see the xml package. I've got python in my home >bin and I've set PYTHONPATH to /home/jday/lib/python1.5/ What else is >there to do? try this: $ python >>> import sys >>> sys.path this prints a list of all entries added to the python path. by the way, does "import sax" work ? Cheers /F fredrik@pythonware.com http://www.pythonware.com