[Raymond Hettinger] > The lines can be combined and the str() conversion isn't necessary > if you use %d instead of %s: You can use %s as well: >>> "%s %d" % (5,5) '5 5' Med utmärkt högaktning, Kalle -- Kalle Svensson, http://www.juckapan.org/~kalle/ Student, root and saint in the Church of Emacs.