diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index e7019bb3d..1b9c7480f 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ syntax:glob
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 *.swp
+*.html
diff --git a/_findpy.py b/_findpy.py
index c1e208fae..15384ee25 100755
--- a/_findpy.py
+++ b/_findpy.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python 
 
 #
-# find and import a version of 'py'
+# try to find and import a nearby version of the 'py' package. 
+# otherwise use the system global default 
+# XXX turn this into a developer-only thing? 
 #
 import sys
 import os