diff -r 0bdf5c7e60e8 Doc/library/shutil.rst
--- a/Doc/library/shutil.rst	Sun May 15 00:49:20 2011 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/shutil.rst	Tue Mar 29 18:23:02 2011 -0700
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@
    process.  :func:`ignore_patterns` can be used to create such a callable that
    ignores names based on glob-style patterns.
 
-   If exception(s) occur, an :exc:`Error` is raised with a list of reasons.
+   If exception(s) occur, an :exc:`Error` is raised. The exception argument is
+   a list of 3-tuples (*srcname*, *destname*, *exceptionstr*), one for each
+   failed operation.
 
    If *copy_function* is given, it must be a callable that will be used
    to copy each file. It will be called with the source path and the
@@ -167,9 +169,7 @@
 
 .. exception:: Error
 
-   This exception collects exceptions that raised during a multi-file operation. For
-   :func:`copytree`, the exception argument is a list of 3-tuples (*srcname*,
-   *dstname*, *exception*).
+   This exception collects exceptions that raised during a multi-file operation.
 
 
 .. _shutil-example: