While idly browsing around, I came across Just's module sstruct. Any good reason this is not in the library? It is a kind of cross between struct and ctypes, only a few years more mature. With new-style classes it could probably gain some nifty features. http://starship.python.net/~just/code/sstruct.py []s, |alo +---- -- Those who trade freedom for security lose both and deserve neither. -- http://www.laranja.org/ mailto:lalo@laranja.org pgp key: http://www.laranja.org/pessoal/pgp Eu jogo RPG! (I play RPG) http://www.eujogorpg.com.br/ GNU: never give up freedom http://www.gnu.org/