diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst b/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst
index e09c829b8e9..ca5dc3314c6 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ accessing ``.args``.  ::
    >>> try:
    ...     raise Exception('spam', 'eggs')
    ... except Exception as inst:
-   ...     print(type(inst))    # the exception instance
+   ...     print(type(inst))    # the exception type
    ...     print(inst.args)     # arguments stored in .args
    ...     print(inst)          # __str__ allows args to be printed directly,
    ...                          # but may be overridden in exception subclasses