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diff --git a/Doc/library/difflib.rst b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
index c553611..9abf195 100644
--- a/Doc/library/difflib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/difflib.rst
@@ -171,9 +171,12 @@ diffs. For comparing directories and files, see also, the :mod:`filecmp` module.
expressed in the ISO 8601 format. If not specified, the
strings default to blanks.
+ >>> import sys
+ >>> from difflib import *
>>> s1 = ['bacon\n', 'eggs\n', 'ham\n', 'guido\n']
>>> s2 = ['python\n', 'eggy\n', 'hamster\n', 'guido\n']
- >>> sys.stdout.writelines(context_diff(s1, s2, fromfile='before.py', tofile='after.py'))
+ >>> sys.stdout.writelines(context_diff(s1, s2, fromfile='before.py',
+ ... tofile='after.py'))
*** before.py
--- after.py
***************
@@ -294,13 +297,12 @@ diffs. For comparing directories and files, see also, the :mod:`filecmp` module.
For inputs that do not have trailing newlines, set the *lineterm* argument to
``""`` so that the output will be uniformly newline free.
- The context diff format normally has a header for filenames and modification
+ The unified diff format normally has a header for filenames and modification
times. Any or all of these may be specified using strings for *fromfile*,
*tofile*, *fromfiledate*, and *tofiledate*. The modification times are normally
expressed in the ISO 8601 format. If not specified, the
strings default to blanks.
-
>>> s1 = ['bacon\n', 'eggs\n', 'ham\n', 'guido\n']
>>> s2 = ['python\n', 'eggy\n', 'hamster\n', 'guido\n']
>>> sys.stdout.writelines(unified_diff(s1, s2, fromfile='before.py', tofile='after.py'))