diff --git a/Lib/sunau.py b/Lib/sunau.py
index 677b298..66fec94 100644
--- a/Lib/sunau.py
+++ b/Lib/sunau.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
 		     AUDIO_FILE_ENCODING_LINEAR_32,
 		     AUDIO_FILE_ENCODING_ALAW_8]
 
+Error = 'sunau.Error'
+
 def _read_u32(file):
 	x = 0L
 	for i in range(4):
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@
 	#
 	# private methods
 	#
-	access *: private
+	if 0: access *: private
 
 	def _ensure_header_written(self):
 		if not self._nframeswritten: