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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index 9a13d08..b03b553 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ The most useful form is to specify a default value for one or more arguments.
This creates a function that can be called with fewer arguments than it is
defined to allow. For example::
- def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no, please!'):
+ def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, reminder='Please try again!'):
while True:
ok = input(prompt)
if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'):
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ defined to allow. For example::
return False
retries = retries - 1
if retries < 0:
- raise OSError('uncooperative user')
- print(complaint)
+ raise ValueError('invalid user response')
+ print(reminder)
This function can be called in several ways: