diff --git a/pep-0427.txt b/pep-0427.txt
index 2a5d20941..b70d69665 100644
--- a/pep-0427.txt
+++ b/pep-0427.txt
@@ -383,10 +383,22 @@ What's the deal with "purelib" vs. "platlib"?
 
 Is it possible to import Python code directly from a wheel file?
     Yes, the wheel format is deliberately designed to be compatible with
-    Python's support for importing from zip files. While not all wheels
-    will support being used that way (for example, if they include C
-    extensions), most pure Python wheels can be used that way just by
-    placing their name on ``sys.path``.
+    Python's support for importing from zip files, ensuring that it
+    provides a superset of the functionality provided by the preceding
+    egg format.
+
+    However, this is generally not a *recommended* approach to using wheel
+    files, as importing from a zip file rather than an ordinary filesystem
+    directory imposes a number of additional constraints that will often
+    break the assumptions of Python developers (for example, C extensions
+    cannot be imported directly from a zip archive, and the ``__file__``
+    attribute no longer refers to an ordinary filesystem path, but to
+    a combination path that includes both the location of the zip archive
+    on the filesystem and the relative path to the module inside the
+    archive).
+
+    Like metaclasses and metapath importers, if you're not sure if you need
+    to take advantage of this feature, you almost certainly don't need it.
 
 
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