diff --git a/Lib/distutils/errors.py b/Lib/distutils/errors.py
index acecacccb56..d9c47c761cb 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/errors.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/errors.py
@@ -10,90 +10,79 @@ symbols whose names start with "Distutils" and end with "Error"."""
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-class DistutilsError (Exception):
+class DistutilsError(Exception):
     """The root of all Distutils evil."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsModuleError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsModuleError(DistutilsError):
     """Unable to load an expected module, or to find an expected class
     within some module (in particular, command modules and classes)."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsClassError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsClassError(DistutilsError):
     """Some command class (or possibly distribution class, if anyone
     feels a need to subclass Distribution) is found not to be holding
     up its end of the bargain, ie. implementing some part of the
     "command "interface."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsGetoptError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsGetoptError(DistutilsError):
     """The option table provided to 'fancy_getopt()' is bogus."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsArgError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsArgError(DistutilsError):
     """Raised by fancy_getopt in response to getopt.error -- ie. an
     error in the command line usage."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsFileError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsFileError(DistutilsError):
     """Any problems in the filesystem: expected file not found, etc.
     Typically this is for problems that we detect before IOError or
     OSError could be raised."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsOptionError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsOptionError(DistutilsError):
     """Syntactic/semantic errors in command options, such as use of
     mutually conflicting options, or inconsistent options,
     badly-spelled values, etc.  No distinction is made between option
     values originating in the setup script, the command line, config
     files, or what-have-you -- but if we *know* something originated in
     the setup script, we'll raise DistutilsSetupError instead."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsSetupError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsSetupError(DistutilsError):
     """For errors that can be definitely blamed on the setup script,
     such as invalid keyword arguments to 'setup()'."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsPlatformError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsPlatformError(DistutilsError):
     """We don't know how to do something on the current platform (but
     we do know how to do it on some platform) -- eg. trying to compile
     C files on a platform not supported by a CCompiler subclass."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsExecError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsExecError(DistutilsError):
     """Any problems executing an external program (such as the C
     compiler, when compiling C files)."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsInternalError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsInternalError(DistutilsError):
     """Internal inconsistencies or impossibilities (obviously, this
     should never be seen if the code is working!)."""
-    pass
 
-class DistutilsTemplateError (DistutilsError):
+class DistutilsTemplateError(DistutilsError):
     """Syntax error in a file list template."""
 
 class DistutilsByteCompileError(DistutilsError):
     """Byte compile error."""
 
 # Exception classes used by the CCompiler implementation classes
-class CCompilerError (Exception):
+class CCompilerError(Exception):
     """Some compile/link operation failed."""
 
-class PreprocessError (CCompilerError):
+class PreprocessError(CCompilerError):
     """Failure to preprocess one or more C/C++ files."""
 
-class CompileError (CCompilerError):
+class CompileError(CCompilerError):
     """Failure to compile one or more C/C++ source files."""
 
-class LibError (CCompilerError):
+class LibError(CCompilerError):
     """Failure to create a static library from one or more C/C++ object
     files."""
 
-class LinkError (CCompilerError):
+class LinkError(CCompilerError):
     """Failure to link one or more C/C++ object files into an executable
     or shared library file."""
 
-class UnknownFileError (CCompilerError):
+class UnknownFileError(CCompilerError):
     """Attempt to process an unknown file type."""