> >>> for key,item in mydict.items(): > print 'key %s has a value of %s' % (key, item) > key 0 has a value of zero > key 1 has a value of one > key 2 has a value of two > key 3 has a value of three > Hope that helps, It does ... exactly what I wanted. Thanks :-) James C. Rocks Equant Archway House Canary Wharf London E14 9SZ