diff --git a/Tools/modulator/Templates/object_tp_setattr b/Tools/modulator/Templates/object_tp_setattr
index 2e47f5f8b7c..15701b62267 100644
--- a/Tools/modulator/Templates/object_tp_setattr
+++ b/Tools/modulator/Templates/object_tp_setattr
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ $abbrev$_setattr(self, name, v)
 	char *name;
 	PyObject *v;
 {
+	/* Set attribute 'name' to value 'v'. v==NULL means delete */
+	
 	/* XXXX Add your own setattr code here */
 	return -1;
 }