diff --git a/Doc/library/pdb.rst b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
index 83359930ede..1e9de63b69f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pdb.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ slightly different way:
    :data:`sys.last_traceback`.
 
 
-The ``run_*`` functions and :func:`set_trace` are aliases for instantiating the
+The ``run*`` functions and :func:`set_trace` are aliases for instantiating the
 :class:`Pdb` class and calling the method of the same name.  If you want to
 access further features, you have to do this yourself: