diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py b/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
index b39f83b..bf9e317 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(p.geturl(), url)
 
         # Addressing issue1698, which suggests Username can contain
-        # "@" characters.  Though not RFC complaint, many ftp sites allow
+        # "@" characters.  Though not RFC compliant, many ftp sites allow
         # and request email addresses as usernames.
 
         url = "http://User@example.com:Pass@www.python.org:080/doc/?query=yes#frag"