diff --git a/Doc/howto/regex.rst b/Doc/howto/regex.rst
index 9e7b5c887507d7..2745174cab1a57 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/regex.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/regex.rst
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ In actual programs, the most common style is to store the
 Python 3.8 added assignment expressions that shorten the above pattern
 by a line::
 
-   p = re.compile( ... )
+   p = re.compile(...)
    if (m := p.match( 'string goes here' )):
        print('Match found: ', m.group())
    else: