On 2007-11-29, Siah <siasookhteh at gmail.com> wrote: > I need to convert the string: '(a, b, "c", d, "e")' into the following > list ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']. Much like a csv reader does. http://docs.python.org/lib/module-csv.html -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! ... the HIGHWAY is at made out of LIME JELLO and visi.com my HONDA is a barbequeued OYSTER! Yum!