diff --git a/example/test_pickle3.py b/example/test_pickle3.py
index 36da735d..6ac83b18 100644
--- a/example/test_pickle3.py
+++ b/example/test_pickle3.py
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ r'''>>> import pickle3
     ...   wd.z = 3. * number
     ...   pstr = pickle.dumps(wd)
     ...   wl = pickle.loads(pstr)
-    ...   print wd.greet(), wd.get_secret_number(), wd.__dict__
-    ...   print wl.greet(), wl.get_secret_number(), wl.__dict__
-    Hello from California! 24 {'z': 72.0, 'x': 48, 'y': 'yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy'}
-    Hello from California! 24 {'z': 72.0, 'x': 48, 'y': 'yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy'}
-    Hello from California! 42 {'z': 126.0, 'x': 84, 'y': 'yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy'}
-    Hello from California! 0 {'z': 126.0, 'x': 84, 'y': 'yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy'}
+    ...   print wd.greet(), wd.get_secret_number(), wd.x, wd.y, wd.z
+    ...   print wl.greet(), wl.get_secret_number(), wl.x, wl.y, wl.z
+    Hello from California! 24 48 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 72.0
+    Hello from California! 24 48 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 72.0
+    Hello from California! 42 84 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 126.0
+    Hello from California! 0 84 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 126.0
 '''
 
 def run(args = None):
diff --git a/test/comprehensive.py b/test/comprehensive.py
index 013fae96..db4f8b73 100644
--- a/test/comprehensive.py
+++ b/test/comprehensive.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Some simple overloading tests:
     >>> try: r = Range('yikes')
     ... except TypeError, e:
     ...     assert re.match(
-    ... 'No overloaded functions match [(]Range, string[)]\. Candidates are:\n.*\n.*',
+    ... 'No overloaded functions match [(]Range, str[a-z]*[)]\. Candidates are:\n.*\n.*',
     ...  str(e))
     ... else: print 'no exception'
     
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Testing overloaded free functions
     15
     >>> try: overloaded(1, 'foo')
     ... except TypeError, err:
-    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(int, string\)\. Candidates are:",
+    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(int, str[a-z]*\)\. Candidates are:",
     ...                     str(err))
     ... else:
     ...     print 'no exception'
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ Testing overloaded constructors
     5
     >>> try: over = OverloadTest(1, 'foo')
     ... except TypeError, err:
-    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(OverloadTest, int, string\)\. Candidates are:",
+    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(OverloadTest, int, str[a-z]*\)\. Candidates are:",
     ...                     str(err))
     ... else:
     ...     print 'no exception'
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ Testing overloaded methods
     5
     >>> try: over.overloaded(1,'foo')
     ... except TypeError, err:
-    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(OverloadTest, int, string\)\. Candidates are:",
+    ...     assert re.match("No overloaded functions match \(OverloadTest, int, str[a-z]*\)\. Candidates are:",
     ...                     str(err))
     ... else:
     ...     print 'no exception'