diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index b8dd17e..61e3067 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 .. _compound:
 
 *******************
diff --git a/Lib/optparse.py b/Lib/optparse.py
index d9225e1..3eb652a 100644
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 For support, use the optik-users@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list
 (http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/optik-users).
+
+Simple usage example:
+
+   from optparse import OptionParser
+
+   parser = OptionParser()
+   parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
+                     help="write report to FILE", metavar="FILE")
+   parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet",
+                     action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True,
+                     help="don't print status messages to stdout")
+
+   (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 """
 
 __version__ = "1.5.3"