diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93903ed30..067e503e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from kubernetes import client, config
 # Configs can be set in Configuration class directly or using helper utility
 config.load_kube_config()
 
-v1=client.CoreV1Api()
+v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
 print("Listing pods with their IPs:")
 ret = v1.list_pod_for_all_namespaces(watch=False)
 for i in ret.items: