diff --git a/Lib/shelve.py b/Lib/shelve.py
index a7f289f..deb8e22 100644
--- a/Lib/shelve.py
+++ b/Lib/shelve.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 object):
 
 	import shelve
-	d = shelve.open(filename)	# open, with (g)dbm filename
+	d = shelve.open(filename) # open, with (g)dbm filename -- no suffix
 
 	d[key] = data	# store data at key (overwrites old data if
 			# using an existing key)