http://ipaddr-py.googlecode.com/svn/branches/2.0.x/ipaddr.py > _compat_has_real_bytes = bytes != str Wouldn't it be nicer "bytes is not str"? Oleg. -- Oleg Broytmann http://phd.pp.ru/ phd at phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.