it's because of how the language works. c is a compiled lang. py an interpreted one ( more of a hybrid i would say ) if you write a language in c like if a == 5: do this then run your c program to execute it, you get pretty much what python is Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer http://www.pythonmembers.club | https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ Mauritius