>> BTW, it's a function, not a "routine" > > Wikipedia is your friend, <url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subroutine>. > >
I don't think it was a problem of comprehension, more one of appropriate terminology -- AFAIK in Python, they're called functions, so calling them 'routines' is likely to confuse anyone in a discussion of Python features. -------- Rami Chowdhury "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice." -- Hanlon's Razor 408-597-7068 (US) / 07875-841-046 (UK) / 0189-245544 (BD) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list