diff --git a/IPython/generics.py b/IPython/generics.py
index 37acadc..b38b978 100644
--- a/IPython/generics.py
+++ b/IPython/generics.py
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
-from IPython.ipapi import TryNext
-from IPython.external.simplegeneric import generic
+''' 'Generic' functions for extending IPython.
 
-''' 'Generic' functions for extending IPython
+See http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/simplegeneric.
 
-See http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/simplegeneric
-
-Here's an example from genutils.py:
+Here is an example from genutils.py:
 
     def print_lsstring(arg):
-        """ Prettier (non-repr-like) and more informative printer for LSString """
+        "Prettier (non-repr-like) and more informative printer for LSString"
         print "LSString (.p, .n, .l, .s available). Value:"
         print arg
         
     print_lsstring = result_display.when_type(LSString)(print_lsstring)
 
 (Yes, the nasty syntax is for python 2.3 compatibility. Your own extensions
-can use the niftier decorator syntax)
-
+can use the niftier decorator syntax introduced in Python 2.4).
 '''
 
+from IPython.ipapi import TryNext
+from IPython.external.simplegeneric import generic
+
 def result_display(result):
     """ print the result of computation """
     raise TryNext