diff --git a/mercurial/error.py b/mercurial/error.py
--- a/mercurial/error.py
+++ b/mercurial/error.py
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@
     __bytes__ = _tobytes
 
 
+class UnknownCommand(Exception):
+    """Exception raised if command is not in the command table."""
+
+    __bytes__ = _tobytes
+
+
+class AmbiguousCommand(Exception):
+    """Exception raised if command shortcut matches more than one command."""
+
+    __bytes__ = _tobytes
+
+
 class InterventionRequired(Hint, Exception):
     """Exception raised when a command requires human intervention."""
 
@@ -290,18 +302,6 @@
     __bytes__ = _tobytes
 
 
-class UnknownCommand(Exception):
-    """Exception raised if command is not in the command table."""
-
-    __bytes__ = _tobytes
-
-
-class AmbiguousCommand(Exception):
-    """Exception raised if command shortcut matches more than one command."""
-
-    __bytes__ = _tobytes
-
-
 # derived from KeyboardInterrupt to simplify some breakout code
 class SignalInterrupt(KeyboardInterrupt):
     """Exception raised on SIGTERM and SIGHUP."""