On 1/1/2011 2:28 PM, Ken Green wrote: > I am caught off guard but what is the purpose of the plus sign? I > don't recall seeing it used like that. I just tried to look that up in the Python Manuals. No success! Where is it hiding? >>> a = 'a' >>> b = 'b' >>> c = a + b >>> print c ab Now you can recall seeing it. -- Bob Gailer 919-636-4239 Chapel Hill NC