diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
index 1cd7e0a7166..36ede2bc840 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ example::
    >>> x = [a, n]
    >>> x
    [['a', 'b', 'c'], [1, 2, 3]]
-   >>> p[0]
+   >>> x[0]
    ['a', 'b', 'c']
-   >>> p[0][1]
+   >>> x[0][1]
    'b'
 
 .. _tut-firststeps: