diff --git a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
index 0c89055..d8e8fd5 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
@@ -10,49 +10,48 @@
 from distutils import log
 
 # for generating verbose output in 'copy_file()'
-_copy_action = { None:   'copying',
-                 'hard': 'hard linking',
-                 'sym':  'symbolically linking' }
+_copy_action = {None: 'copying',
+                'hard': 'hard linking',
+                'sym': 'symbolically linking'}
 
 
-def _copy_file_contents (src, dst, buffer_size=16*1024):
-    """Copy the file 'src' to 'dst'; both must be filenames.  Any error
-    opening either file, reading from 'src', or writing to 'dst', raises
-    DistutilsFileError.  Data is read/written in chunks of 'buffer_size'
-    bytes (default 16k).  No attempt is made to handle anything apart from
-    regular files.
+def _copy_file_contents(src, dst, buffer_size=16*1024):
+    """Copy the file 'src' to 'dst'.
+
+    Both must be filenames. Any error opening either file, reading from
+    'src', or writing to 'dst', raises DistutilsFileError.  Data is
+    read/written in chunks of 'buffer_size' bytes (default 16k).  No attempt
+    is made to handle anything apart from regular files.
     """
     # Stolen from shutil module in the standard library, but with
     # custom error-handling added.
-
     fsrc = None
     fdst = None
     try:
         try:
             fsrc = open(src, 'rb')
         except os.error, (errno, errstr):
-            raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                  "could not open '%s': %s" % (src, errstr)
+            raise DistutilsFileError("could not open '%s': %s" % (src, errstr))
 
         if os.path.exists(dst):
             try:
                 os.unlink(dst)
             except os.error, (errno, errstr):
-                raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                      "could not delete '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr)
+                raise DistutilsFileError(
+                      "could not delete '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr))
 
         try:
             fdst = open(dst, 'wb')
         except os.error, (errno, errstr):
-            raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                  "could not create '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr)
+            raise DistutilsFileError(
+                  "could not create '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr))
 
         while 1:
             try:
                 buf = fsrc.read(buffer_size)
             except os.error, (errno, errstr):
-                raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                      "could not read from '%s': %s" % (src, errstr)
+                raise DistutilsFileError(
+                      "could not read from '%s': %s" % (src, errstr))
 
             if not buf:
                 break
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@
             try:
                 fdst.write(buf)
             except os.error, (errno, errstr):
-                raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                      "could not write to '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr)
+                raise DistutilsFileError(
+                      "could not write to '%s': %s" % (dst, errstr))
 
     finally:
         if fdst:
@@ -69,25 +68,18 @@
         if fsrc:
             fsrc.close()
 
-# _copy_file_contents()
+def copy_file(src, dst, preserve_mode=1, preserve_times=1, update=0,
+              link=None, verbose=1, dry_run=0):
+    """Copy a file 'src' to 'dst'.
 
-def copy_file (src, dst,
-               preserve_mode=1,
-               preserve_times=1,
-               update=0,
-               link=None,
-               verbose=1,
-               dry_run=0):
-
-    """Copy a file 'src' to 'dst'.  If 'dst' is a directory, then 'src' is
-    copied there with the same name; otherwise, it must be a filename.  (If
-    the file exists, it will be ruthlessly clobbered.)  If 'preserve_mode'
-    is true (the default), the file's mode (type and permission bits, or
-    whatever is analogous on the current platform) is copied.  If
-    'preserve_times' is true (the default), the last-modified and
-    last-access times are copied as well.  If 'update' is true, 'src' will
-    only be copied if 'dst' does not exist, or if 'dst' does exist but is
-    older than 'src'.
+    If 'dst' is a directory, then 'src' is copied there with the same name;
+    otherwise, it must be a filename.  (If the file exists, it will be
+    ruthlessly clobbered.)  If 'preserve_mode' is true (the default),
+    the file's mode (type and permission bits, or whatever is analogous on
+    the current platform) is copied.  If 'preserve_times' is true (the
+    default), the last-modified and last-access times are copied as well.
+    If 'update' is true, 'src' will only be copied if 'dst' does not exist,
+    or if 'dst' does exist but is older than 'src'.
 
     'link' allows you to make hard links (os.link) or symbolic links
     (os.symlink) instead of copying: set it to "hard" or "sym"; if it is
@@ -113,8 +105,8 @@
     from stat import ST_ATIME, ST_MTIME, ST_MODE, S_IMODE
 
     if not os.path.isfile(src):
-        raise DistutilsFileError, \
-              "can't copy '%s': doesn't exist or not a regular file" % src
+        raise DistutilsFileError(
+              "can't copy '%s': doesn't exist or not a regular file" % src)
 
     if os.path.isdir(dst):
         dir = dst
@@ -130,8 +122,7 @@
     try:
         action = _copy_action[link]
     except KeyError:
-        raise ValueError, \
-              "invalid value '%s' for 'link' argument" % link
+        raise ValueError("invalid value '%s' for 'link' argument" % link)
 
     if verbose >= 1:
         if os.path.basename(dst) == os.path.basename(src):
@@ -148,8 +139,8 @@
         try:
             macostools.copy(src, dst, 0, preserve_times)
         except os.error, exc:
-            raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                  "could not copy '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, exc[-1])
+            raise DistutilsFileError(
+                  "could not copy '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, exc[-1]))
 
     # If linking (hard or symbolic), use the appropriate system call
     # (Unix only, of course, but that's the caller's responsibility)
@@ -176,17 +167,13 @@
 
     return (dst, 1)
 
-# copy_file ()
-
-
 # XXX I suspect this is Unix-specific -- need porting help!
-def move_file (src, dst,
-               verbose=1,
-               dry_run=0):
+def move_file (src, dst, verbose=1, dry_run=0):
+    """Move a file 'src' to 'dst'.
 
-    """Move a file 'src' to 'dst'.  If 'dst' is a directory, the file will
-    be moved into it with the same name; otherwise, 'src' is just renamed
-    to 'dst'.  Return the new full name of the file.
+    If 'dst' is a directory, the file will be moved into it with the same
+    name; otherwise, 'src' is just renamed to 'dst'.  Return the new
+    full name of the file.
 
     Handles cross-device moves on Unix using 'copy_file()'.  What about
     other systems???
@@ -201,20 +188,19 @@
         return dst
 
     if not isfile(src):
-        raise DistutilsFileError, \
-              "can't move '%s': not a regular file" % src
+        raise DistutilsFileError("can't move '%s': not a regular file" % src)
 
     if isdir(dst):
         dst = os.path.join(dst, basename(src))
     elif exists(dst):
-        raise DistutilsFileError, \
-              "can't move '%s': destination '%s' already exists" % \
-              (src, dst)
+        raise DistutilsFileError(
+              "can't move '%s': destination '%s' already exists" %
+              (src, dst))
 
     if not isdir(dirname(dst)):
-        raise DistutilsFileError, \
+        raise DistutilsFileError(
               "can't move '%s': destination '%s' not a valid path" % \
-              (src, dst)
+              (src, dst))
 
     copy_it = 0
     try:
@@ -223,8 +209,8 @@
         if num == errno.EXDEV:
             copy_it = 1
         else:
-            raise DistutilsFileError, \
-                  "couldn't move '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, msg)
+            raise DistutilsFileError(
+                  "couldn't move '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, msg))
 
     if copy_it:
         copy_file(src, dst, verbose=verbose)
@@ -235,15 +221,12 @@
                 os.unlink(dst)
             except os.error:
                 pass
-            raise DistutilsFileError, \
+            raise DistutilsFileError(
                   ("couldn't move '%s' to '%s' by copy/delete: " +
-                   "delete '%s' failed: %s") % \
-                  (src, dst, src, msg)
-
+                   "delete '%s' failed: %s") %
+                  (src, dst, src, msg))
     return dst
 
-# move_file ()
-
 
 def write_file (filename, contents):
     """Create a file with the specified name and write 'contents' (a