diff --git a/lib/simple_config.py b/lib/simple_config.py
index 2bbfe6e83..31e9571cf 100644
--- a/lib/simple_config.py
+++ b/lib/simple_config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ from version import ELECTRUM_VERSION, SEED_VERSION
 
 
 class SimpleConfig:
+"""
 
+The SimpleConfig class is responsible for handling operations involving
+configuration files.  The constructor reads and stores the system and 
+user configurations from electrum.conf into seperate dictionaries within
+a SimpleConfig instance then reads the wallet file.
+
+"""
     def __init__(self, options={}):
 
         # system conf, readonly