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diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/exceptio.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/exceptio.py
index 2963c04..e943f7b 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/exceptio.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/exceptio.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ Most existing code should continue to work with class based exceptions. Some
tricky uses of IOError may break, but the most common uses should work.
Here is a rundown of the class hierarchy. You can change this by editing this
-file, but it isn't recommended. The class names described here are expected
-to be found by the bltinmodule.c file. If you add classes here, you must
-modify bltinmodule.c or the exceptions won't be available in the __builtin__
-module, nor will they be accessible from C.
+file, but it isn't recommended because the old string based exceptions won't
+be kept in sync. The class names described here are expected to be found by
+the bltinmodule.c file. If you add classes here, you must modify
+bltinmodule.c or the exceptions won't be available in the __builtin__ module,
+nor will they be accessible from C.
The classes with a `*' are new since Python 1.5. They are defined as tuples
containing the derived exceptions when string-based exceptions are used. If
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ Exception.
Exception(*)
|
+ +-- SystemExit
+-- StandardError(*)
|
- +-- SystemExit
+-- KeyboardInterrupt
+-- ImportError
+-- EnvironmentError(*)