Being lazy, I wondered if something like the following was possible in Python? jim=person() Rather than typing jim each time, jim.born=1960 jim.haircolour='Brown' jim.eyecolour='Green' Have a "with" or "using" block, with jim: born=1960 haircolour='Brown' eyecolour='Green' or using jim: born=1960 -- ___ |im ---- ARM Powered ----