greg ewing lwbwyflqtcanterburyacnz alex martelli wrote disagree always recommend using r display error message log entry etc string may error debugging messages yes output produced normal course operation file found consider latter category user typed wrong file name still string displayed string program likely fall typeerror trying open file gets far constructing ioerror greg _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 064157 1200 python3000 displaying strings containing unicode escapes interactive prompt