Need Help in Python

[Cousin Stanley]

Larry .... 

  Thanks for the reminder to use line drawing characters .... 

  Example Box follows ....

'''
    NewsGroup .... comp.lang.python
    Date ......... 2004-05-05
    Posted_By .... Larry Bates
    Edited_By .... Stanley C. Kitching
'''

# Line drawing characters ....

box_top_left  = chr( 218 )
box_bot_left  = chr( 192 )
box_bot_right = chr( 217 )
box_top_right = chr( 191 )

vertical      = chr( 179 )
horizontal    = chr( 196 )


NL    = '\n'
fill  = ' ' * 8
h_42  = horizontal * 42
SP_42 = ' ' * 42


top   = fill + box_top_left + h_42 + box_top_right 

sides = ( fill + vertical + SP_42 + vertical + NL ) * 21

sides = sides[ : -1 ]

bot   = fill + box_bot_left + h_42 + box_bot_right + NL

print
print top
print sides
print bot

-- 
Cousin Stanley
Human Being
Phoenix, Arizona