i'm curious about the import style used with quixote, namely: from xyz import a,b,c. is this a stylistic convention or are there technical benefits? i read the pyhon docs and the only big difference i saw was a drawback w.r.t. how the reload() built-in works. -- Mark Bucciarelli, www.hubcapconsulting.com He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me. -- Thomas Jefferson