diff --git a/Lib/urllib/parse.py b/Lib/urllib/parse.py
index e917f8b61bbd9e..862295360e57c3 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/parse.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/parse.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 urlparse module is based upon the following RFC specifications.
 
 RFC 3986 (STD66): "Uniform Resource Identifiers" by T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding
-and L.  Masinter, January 2005.
+and L. Masinter, January 2005.
 
-RFC 2732 : "Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's by R.Hinden, B.Carpenter
+RFC 2732: "Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's by R.Hinden, B.Carpenter
 and L.Masinter, December 1999.
 
 RFC 2396:  "Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI)": Generic Syntax by T.