Randall Kern wrote: > Using Python 1.5.2: > > >>> str(10L) > '10L' > >>> repr(10L) > '10L' > > Just curious why the 'informal' representation of 10L > is '10L', rather than '10'. which one is the "informal" representation? if you mean "str", python 1.6 and later does what you want: >>> str(10L) '10' >>> repr(10L) '10L' Cheers /F