I'm not going to quote anything (except a URI), but thanks very much for your help, especially http://effbot.org/zone/import-confusion.htm.
Almost certainly the source (and solution) to my problem lies in what you guys have brought out. I'm no longer stuck (at least I hope not), and I have knowledge to use in working out the solution. Kind Regards, ~Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list