Or you can get lines 24-28, with text[24, 29] (look up slices in the Python doc)
>>> print splitext.__doc__ Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'splitext' is not defined >>> print slices.__doc__ Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'slices' is not defined >>> print slices._doc_ Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'slices' is not defined =================================================================== I think he meant something like: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html (see the section on strings around half way down) or http://docs.python.org/release/2.3.5/whatsnew/section-slices.html Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor