Sturla Molden wrote: > Often when exploring an object with the 'dir' function, particularly in > large packages like SciPy, I find that I need to filter the outout. > Since a dir reminds me of a dos 'dir' or linux 'ls', a glob feels like > the most natural to use. I have added a recipe for this here: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577774-enhancing-dir-with-globs/ Comments and improvements welcome. -- Steven