A simple and compact, yet useful interface to the RPM package manager is available at http://imsb.au.dk/~mok/linux/doc/rpmfile.py The file contains Python classes that gives us access to all the data stored in an RPM file or an RPM database entry.The instanced object can be treated like a dictionary, with rpm tags as keys. Enjoy, /Morten --- Morten Kjeldgaard <mok@imsb.au.dk> | Phone : +45 89 42 50 26 Institute of Molecular and Structural Biology | Fax : +45 86 12 31 78 Aarhus University | Home : +45 86 18 81 80 Gustav Wieds Vej 10 C, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark | icq : 27224900 <P><A HREF="http://imsb.au.dk/~mok/linux/doc/rpmfile.py">RPM interface</A> - Python dictionary-style interface to RPM (RedHat Package Manager) files and databases. (26-Aug-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------