diff -Nur aap-1.072.dist/Error.py aap-1.072/Error.py
--- aap-1.072.dist/Error.py	2007-11-21 21:04:54.000000000 -0500
+++ aap-1.072/Error.py	2007-11-21 20:59:14.000000000 -0500
@@ -12,40 +12,30 @@
 
 class NormalExit(Exception):
     """Normal exit, used for "--version", ":exit", etc."""
-    def __init__(self):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
+    pass
 
 class FinishRecipe(Exception):
     """Quit the current recipe, used ":finish"."""
-    def __init__(self):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
+    pass
 
 class UserError(Exception):
     """Error for something the user has done wrong.
        Usually causes us to exit with a non-zero value."""
-    def __init__(self, args = None):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
-        self.args = args
+    pass
 
 class WriteAfterRead(Exception):
     """Error for writing a local variable after reading it from another scope.
     """
-    def __init__(self, args = None):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
-        self.args = args
+    pass
 
 class InternalError(Exception):
     """Error for something wrong in our code.
        Usually causes us to exit with a non-zero value."""
-    def __init__(self, args = None):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
-        self.args = args
+    pass
 
 class OriginUpdate(Exception):
     """An ":recipe" command updated the recipe file and throws this exception
        to cancel executing the old one."""
-    def __init__(self, args = None):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
-        self.args = args
+    pass
 
 # vim: set sw=4 et sts=4 tw=79 fo+=l:
diff -Nur aap-1.072.dist/Main.py aap-1.072/Main.py
--- aap-1.072.dist/Main.py	2007-11-21 21:04:54.000000000 -0500
+++ aap-1.072/Main.py	2007-11-21 20:59:14.000000000 -0500
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
         if Global.cmd_args.has_option("verbose"):
             Global.cmd_args.printit()
-        
+
         # When profiling is requested and it wasn't started yet, start all over
         # with profiling enabled.
         global profiling
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         msg = _("Interrupted")
     except UserError, e:
         exit_status = 1
-        msg = e.args
+        msg = _("User error") + str(e)
     except SyntaxError, e:
         exit_status = 1
         exit_info = sys.exc_info()