Since PEP 216 on string interpolation is still active, I'ld appreciate it if some of it's supporters would comment on my revised alternative solution (posted on comp.lang.python and at google thru): <http://groups.google.com/groups?start=25&hl=en&group=comp.lang.python&selm=mailman.1010877739.27776.python-list%40python.org> I didn't get any feedback on the first version that was posted -- <http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&th=36990ccf4bc5e931&rnum=18> particularly whether the syntax was acceptable, or if a 'magic string' solution was still preferred. -- Steve Majewski