list( string) is one of the other ways :) . Enjoy, Mike -----Original Message----- From: David Goodger [mailto:dgoodger at bigfoot.com] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 12:41 AM To: python-list at python.org Cc: jkraska1 at san.rr.com Subject: Re: bit manipulation frustration ... >>> s="abcd" >>> map(None, s) ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'] ...