Does anyone have time to review the patch http://bugs.python.org/file10876/hex_float5.patch for issue 3008 (float <-> hexadecimal string conversion): http://bugs.python.org/issue3008 ? It would be really good if this could go in before next week's beta. Guido's approved the idea in principle, but I still need to: - get permission from Barry to check in a new feature this late in the release cycle, and - persuade some other developer to review the patch. I'll gladly 'pay' for a patch review by reviewing one or more of someone else's patches. Mark