On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 07:33:50AM +0000, Alex Martelli wrote: > import re > twoormorewhites = re.compile(r'\s\s+') ^ What is the "r" for? I tried to find something about this in the docs (Regular Expression HowTo , etc.) but I couldn't find anything. manuel -- When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. -The Talmund