minor cleanup of example
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libuser.tex b/Doc/lib/libuser.tex
index 0d0ecb6..4e915a2 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libuser.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libuser.tex
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@
\begin{verbatim}
import user
-try:
- verbose = user.spam_verbose # user's verbosity preference
-except AttributeError:
- verbose = 0 # default verbosity
+
+verbose = bool(getattr(user, "spam_verbose", 0))
\end{verbatim}
+(The three-argument form of \function{getattr()} is used in case
+the user has not defined \code{spam_verbose} in their
+\file{.pythonrc.py} file.)
+
Programs with extensive customization needs are better off reading a
program-specific customization file.