I can do it in sed...

[Ville Vainio]

>>>>> "Damjan" == Damjan  <gdamjan at gmail.com> writes:

    Damjan> Or, much nicer
    >> if line[:5]=='start': printing=1

    Damjan> if line.startswith('start'): printing=1

    >> if line[:3]=='end':  printing=0

    Damjan> if line.endswith('end'):  printing=0

No, it's still line.startswith('end'), not endswith.

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