Joseph Reagle wrote:

I'm using Python 2.5.2 with lxml 2.1.1-1ubuntu1.

I'm trying to get some version of the lines involving 'wp_ps' to work:

    if opts.text:
        wp_ps = [E.P(p) for p in bio.wp_text.split('\n')]
        table.append(
        E.TR(
            E.TD(''),
            E.TD().extend(wp_ps),
            #E.TD(bio.wp_text, colspan='2'),
            E.TD(bio.eb_text, colspan='2'), 
            valign="top",
            ),
        )

Simply, I want to take text with LFs and turn them into Ps.

You didn't mention what isn't working here and how it isn't working the way you expect.

Anyway, without testing, I'd write it this way:

table.append( E.TR( E.TD(''),

E.TD(*[E.P(p) for p in bio.wp_text.split('\n')]),

#E.TD(bio.wp_text, colspan='2'), E.TD(bio.eb_text, colspan='2'), valign="top", ), )

Stefan