Mike Tuller wrote: > I am just starting with python. Oops, wrong list. This list is for development OF Python, not WITH. That said, your data below looks a lot like plist. If it is, have a look at: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/python/python/dist/src/ Lib/plat-mac/plistlib.py (unwrap url). You need Python 2.3 to use this module. Just