Neil, Thanks alot, didn't think to bother the big G with it. :-) This is the exact answer I wanted, how to get along without patching the Python source. I'll try to figure this out: > The proper solution would be to put the needed entry points beside the > init<module> entry point in a separate shared library. And go ask for help on the python list. Most probably. -- Danie Roux *shuffle* Adore Unix