Neil> * Support $-substitution in templates, as in Python 2.4's Neil> string.Template class. $-substitution is applied to every Neil> '$'-containing literal in a template. Templates written Neil> before this change, if they contain literals containing '$', Neil> *must* be converted by replacing each '$' with '$$'. Neil> * Remove support for old style templates and support for Neil> versions of Python older than 2.3. Sorry for the rather feeble questions. Quixote's been way off my plate for quite awhile, so I just scan the messages quickly. I take it string.Template is delivered with Quixote 2 for people still using Python 2.3? What do you mean by "old-style templates"? Skip