diff --git a/DDG4/examples/readHEPMC.py b/DDG4/examples/readHEPMC.py
index ee48bf21224e881d8324772e13b9a56654944939..df174fcbea3aa9bc79c2004b38b491b5903c15cb 100644
--- a/DDG4/examples/readHEPMC.py
+++ b/DDG4/examples/readHEPMC.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def run(input_file):
                p.vsx,p.vsy,p.vsz,len(p.daughters),p.status)
       parts.clear()
     else:
-      print ' *** End of recordset or read failure.....'
+      print '*** End of recordset or read failure.....'
     print 132*'*'
   return 0