diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 957bc2a..6b65cdd 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import shlex
 
+# Load all of the commands in the path into the global namespace as raw
+# commands.
 for path in os.environ['PATH'].split(':'):
     if os.path.exists(path):
         binaries = os.listdir(path)
@@ -34,18 +36,23 @@ def parse_cmd(potential_cmd):
         return "{0}({1})".format(cmd_name,str(args))
 
 
-def parse_cmds(raw):
-    potential_cmds = raw.split('|')
+def parse_cmds(raw_input_line):
+    """Parses command objects out of a single | separated string"""
+    potential_cmds = raw_input_line.split('|')
     cmds = [parse_cmd(cmd) for cmd in potential_cmds]
     return cmds
 
 
 def handle_input(prompt=""):
-    raw = input(prompt)
-    if raw[0] == '>':
-        return raw[1:]
+    """Gets a single line of input for the REPL, and returns some valid
+    Python for the rest of the REPL to evaluate. It's the "R" in REPL.
+    If the line begins with ">", we just strip it and evaluate as valid
+    Python."""
+    raw_input_line = input(prompt)
+    if raw_input_line[0] == '>':
+        return raw_input_line[1:]
     else:
-        cmds = parse_cmds(raw)
+        cmds = parse_cmds(raw_input_line)
         cmds.append("Printer()")
         mangled_input = cmds[0]
         for cmd in cmds[1:]: