diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc36fef..69aee2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ type(class_name, parents<tuple>, attributes<dict>)
 ```
 
 ```python
->>> BB = type('B', (), {'a': 'abcde', 'b': 12345}
+>>> BB = type('B', (), {'a': 'abcde', 'b': 12345})
 >>> b = BB()
 ```