diff --git a/Doc/library/configparser.rst b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
index 1ebda53ecda0fb..e79102a4591e4e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/configparser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ from ``get()`` calls.
       my_pictures: %(my_dir)s/Pictures
 
       [Escape]
-      gain: 80%%  # use a %% to escape the % sign (% is the only character that needs to be escaped)
+      # use a %% to escape the % sign (% is the only character that needs to be escaped):
+      gain: 80%%
 
    In the example above, :class:`ConfigParser` with *interpolation* set to
    ``BasicInterpolation()`` would resolve ``%(home_dir)s`` to the value of
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ from ``get()`` calls.
       my_pictures: ${my_dir}/Pictures
 
       [Escape]
-      cost: $$80  # use a $$ to escape the $ sign ($ is the only character that needs to be escaped)
+      # use a $$ to escape the $ sign ($ is the only character that needs to be escaped):
+      cost: $$80
 
    Values from other sections can be fetched as well: