hi. i'm new to Python ...
i would like to extract the number of JPG files from the current directory and use that number as a parameter in my python script. i tried: a = os.system('ls *JPG | wc -l') when i do: print a i get '0'. what am i missing? marc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The apocalyptic vision of a criminally insane charismatic cult leader http://www.marcbuehler.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor