diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted.rst b/docs/gettingstarted.rst
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@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ Following are three short tutorials to help new users get acquainted with how to
 
 To use flatland in a project::
 
-.. code-block:: console
-
+.. code-block:: python
     import flatland