diff --git a/Lib/json/__init__.py b/Lib/json/__init__.py
index d6a45d3..0be85da 100644
--- a/Lib/json/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/json/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         "json": "obj"
     }
     $ echo '{ 1.2:3.4}' | python -m json.tool
-    Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (char 2)
+    Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 3 (char 2)
 """
 __version__ = '2.0.9'
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/Lib/json/decoder.py b/Lib/json/decoder.py
index 7e2c68c..dc8916c 100644
--- a/Lib/json/decoder.py
+++ b/Lib/json/decoder.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 def linecol(doc, pos):
     lineno = doc.count('\n', 0, pos) + 1
     if lineno == 1:
-        colno = pos
+        colno = pos + 1
     else:
         colno = pos - doc.rindex('\n', 0, pos)
     return lineno, colno
diff --git a/Lib/json/tool.py b/Lib/json/tool.py
index fe47c52..fc5d749 100644
--- a/Lib/json/tool.py
+++ b/Lib/json/tool.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "json": "obj"
     }
     $ echo '{ 1.2:3.4}' | python -m json.tool
-    Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (char 2)
+    Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 3 (char 2)
 
 """
 import sys