diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index c2ac332e7f5..cd0d2047f5c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ creates a phonebook.
 First, here is the input.  Normally it may come from a file, here we are using
 triple-quoted string syntax:
 
-   >>> input = """Ross McFluff: 834.345.1254 155 Elm Street
+   >>> text = """Ross McFluff: 834.345.1254 155 Elm Street
    ...
    ... Ronald Heathmore: 892.345.3428 436 Finley Avenue
    ... Frank Burger: 925.541.7625 662 South Dogwood Way
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ into a list with each nonempty line having its own entry:
 .. doctest::
    :options: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
 
-   >>> entries = re.split("\n+", input)
+   >>> entries = re.split("\n+", text)
    >>> entries
    ['Ross McFluff: 834.345.1254 155 Elm Street',
    'Ronald Heathmore: 892.345.3428 436 Finley Avenue',