Python 1.5.2 (#0, Dec 27 2000, 13:59:38) [GCC 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)] on linux2 Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam >>> 08 File "<stdin>", line 1 08 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> 09 File "<stdin>", line 1 09 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> 07 7 >>> 8 8 >>> 9 9 >>> No comment. FH