?? If either n or x or both were 0, and % were the same thing as *, the statement would be true, but from the context I don't think that % does mean the same as *, because * appears very soon after in the same fragment of code.
Lisi I'm sorry I am making such heavy weather of all this. Blame 2 things: anno domini and an exaggerated (obsessive) need to understand language. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
