Thank you Jakub! I believe that quick resolution which could be recommended is instead of > except IOError, OSError: having then grouped in a tuple > except (IOError, OSError): -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555]