Sion Arrowsmith wrote: > Daniel Dittmar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> if line [:1] == '#': > > > What's wrong with line[0] == '#' ? (For one thing, it's fractionally > faster than [:1].) > > For that matter, what's wrong with
line.startswith('#') which expresses the intent rather better as well. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list