> spaceMult=(highLength+minimumSpaces)-len(key) > outString=str(index)+". "+key+(spaceMult * " ") + item > print outString
> while len(display_name) < 25: > display_name += '.' > count += 1 > print count, display_name, d[item] Rather than futzing with len()-based solutions, you might want to just specify lengths in format strings: >>> a='alan' >>> print '*%10s*%-10s*' % (a,a) * alan*alan * Alan _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
