import ldap,ldap.filter conn = ldap.initialize('ldap://localhost:1390') conn.set_option(ldap.VERSION, ldap.VERSION3) MEMBER = 'cn=Jens\, Vagelpohl,cn=Users,dc=as,dc=zope,dc=com' res = conn.search_s('dc=stroeder,dc=com', ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, ldap.filter.filter_format('(member=%s)',(MEMBER,)) ) conn.unbind_s()