On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:11:59 -0800, homepricemaps wrote: > hey steven-your examlpe was very helpful. is there a paragraph symbolg > missing in > > fp.write("Food = %s, store = %s, price = %s\n" % triplet No, but there is a closing bracket missing: fp.write("Food = %s, store = %s, price = %s\n" % triplet) -- Steven.