Hello-- Is MyClass.item in the following an example of a class (Java/C++ 'static') variable? #!/bin/env python class MyClass: item=42 def __init__(self): self.item = 24 def __str__(self): return str(self.item) x=MyClass() print x.item print x print MyClass.item # prints: # 24 # 24 # 42 Thanks, Tom -- I like Boolean logic. NOT