On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 11:33, <python at bdurham.com> wrote: > Richard, > > Look at the os.path.isfile function. > > Malcolm Thanks, Malcolm. That makes a tremendous difference. If anyone's curious, they see what use I've made of os.path.isfile(path): <http://tutoree7.pastebin.com/39kXSEjb> Dick >