diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcode.tex b/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
index 0566768b736..36410b28867 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ The output is written by the \method{write()} method.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}{write}{data}
-Write a string to standard output.  Derived classes should override
-this to provide the appropriate output handling as needed.
+Write a string to the standard error stream (\code{sys.stderr}).
+Derived classes should override this to provide the appropriate output
+handling as needed.
 \end{methoddesc}