Sorry for the delayed reply - the list software was "helping" me by not sending me the list copy. Heh.
* Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-02-05 13:43]: > bob gailer wrote: >> dirs = [dir for dir in dirs if not dir.startswith(u'.')] > > Except to filter the directory list for os.walk() you have to modify the > list in place. Use this: > dirs[:] = [dir for dir in dirs if not dir.startswith(u'.')] That is exactly what I was missing! Thanks for the nudge, that works. ... later ... Of course, if I had paid more attention to section "3.1.4 Lists" in the python tutorial, I might have noticed the example which is similar to that form: #v+ >>> # Clear the list: replace all items with an empty list >>> a[:] = [] >>> a [] #v- Ah, well. Thanks again for the tips, gentlemen. Regards, -- David J. Weller-Fahy | 'These are the questions that kept me out largely at innocent dot com | of the really *good* schools.' dave at weller-fahy dot com | - One of The Group _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
