I want to thank all who provided insight and understanding to my inquiry. This has been a very nice and helpful community. I look forward to the progress Haskell makes. I do a lot of text processing. I currently have a few million files and 4-6gb of data to process. I need excellent string support. It seems for me at this present time and with my knowledge and time constraints that Python will be the practical choice. I will continue to slowly work my way through the tutorials and expand my understanding. Maybe someday Haskell and I will converge at a place where I am more capable and it is more ready for me. Until that day I wish all of you the best and may Haskell grow, mature and prosper in its acceptance, libraries and community. I think that as more practical applications such as darcs are produced that Haskell's mindshare will grow. Again, Thanks. Jimmie