diff --git a/Doc/library/curses.rst b/Doc/library/curses.rst
index 5470a10..f31b9c5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/curses.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/curses.rst
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 
    Instantiate the string *str* with the supplied parameters, where *str* should
    be a parameterized string obtained from the terminfo database.  E.g.
-   ``tparm(tigetstr("cup"), 5, 3)`` could result in ``'\033[6;4H'``, the exact
+   ``tparm(tigetstr("cup"), 5, 3)`` could result in ``b'\033[6;4H'``, the exact
    result depending on terminal type.