diff --git a/tools/python/xen/web/SrvBase.py b/tools/python/xen/web/SrvBase.py
index 49a9e058d1..e0b528fcc0 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/web/SrvBase.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/web/SrvBase.py
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ class SrvBase(resource.Resource):
             req.write("Operation not implemented: " + op)
             return ''
         else:
-            return op_method(op, req)
+            try:
+                res = op_method(op, req)
+            except Exception, exn:
+                log.exception("Request %s failed.", op)
+                if req.useSxp():
+                    return ['xend.err', "Exception: " + str(exn)]
+                else:
+                    return "<p>%s</p>" % str(exn)
 
     def print_path(self, req):
         """Print the path with hyperlinks.
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py
index dd983e4984..0ec777f6ab 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ class XendDomain:
         except XendError:
             raise
         except Exception, exn:
+            log.exception("")
             raise XendError(str(exn))
 
 
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 21d365591c..45c0b2be44 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
         if not reason in shutdown_reasons.values():
             raise XendError('invalid reason:' + reason)
         self.storeVm("control/shutdown", reason)
-        if not reason in ['suspend']:
+        if not reason == 'suspend':
             self.storeVm('xend/shutdown_start_time', time.time())
 
 
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
index 942a69ea9a..00a498d559 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ class SrvDomainDir(SrvDir):
             domains = self.xd.list_sorted()
             req.write('<ul>')
             for d in domains:
-                req.write('<li><a href="%s%s"> Domain %s</a>'
-                          % (url, d.getName(), d.getName()))
-                req.write('id=%s' % d.getDomain())
-                req.write('memory=%d'% d.getMemoryTarget())
-                req.write('ssidref=%d'% d.getSsidref())
+                req.write(
+                    '<li><a href="%s%s">Domain %s</a>: id = %s, memory = %d, '
+                    'ssidref = %d.'
+                    % (url, d.getName(), d.getName(), d.getDomid(),
+                       d.getMemoryTarget(), d.getSsidref()))
                 req.write('</li>')
             req.write('</ul>')
 
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvNode.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvNode.py
index c8b0ad6dfd..8f598a3bb6 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvNode.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvNode.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SrvNode(SrvDir):
             for d in self.info():
                 req.write('<li> %10s: %s' % (d[0], str(d[1])))
             req.write('<li><a href="%sdmesg">Xen dmesg output</a>' % url)
-            req.write('<li><a href="%slog>Xend log</a>' % url)
+            req.write('<li><a href="%slog">Xend log</a>' % url)
             req.write('</ul>')
             req.write('</body></html>')
             
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
index 14d8b0472d..503136ad76 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ class xstransact:
                                '%s, while reading %s' % (ex.args[1], path))
 
     def read(self, *args):
+        """If no arguments are given, return the value at this transaction's
+        path.  If one argument is given, treat that argument as a subpath to
+        this transaction's path, and return the value at that path.
+        Otherwise, treat each argument as a subpath to this transaction's
+        path, and return a list composed of the values at each of those
+        instead.
+        """
         if len(args) == 0:
-            raise TypeError
+            return xshandle().read(self.path)
         if len(args) == 1:
             return self._read(args[0])
         ret = []
@@ -191,6 +198,13 @@ class xstransact:
 
 
     def Read(cls, path, *args):
+        """If only one argument is given (path), return the value stored at
+        that path.  If two arguments are given, treat the second argument as a
+        subpath within the first, and return the value at the composed path.
+        Otherwise, treat each argument after the first as a subpath to the
+        given path, and return a list composed of the values at each of those
+        instead.  This operation is performed inside a transaction.
+        """
         while True:
             t = cls(path)
             try:
@@ -234,6 +248,12 @@ class xstransact:
     Remove = classmethod(Remove)
 
     def List(cls, path, *args):
+        """If no arguments are given (path), list its contents, returning the
+        entries therein, or None if no entries are found.  Otherwise, treat
+        each further argument as a subpath to the given path, and return the
+        cumulative listing of each of those instead.  This operation is
+        performed inside a transaction.
+        """
         while True:
             t = cls(path)
             try: