r.grimm at science-computing.de wrote: >>>> (1).__cmp__(10) > -1 Integer object "(1)" followed by method call ".__cmp__(10)" >>>> 1.__cmp__(10) > File "<stdin>", line 1 > 1.__cmp__(10) > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax Floating point number "1." followed by "__cmp__(10)". STeVe