ssecorp wrote: >>>> h = "aja baja" >>>> h += 'e' >>>> h > 'aja bajae' >>>> What Peter said, or, to put it another way:
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Apr 21 2008, 11:12:42) [GCC 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> a = b = "aja baja" >>> a += "e" >>> print a aja bajae >>> print b aja baja Mutability/immutability makes a difference in programs when different symbols (or container items) share a value. Mel. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list