diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
index ac80ca7d65b..6388f299d37 100644
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def seed(self, a=None, version=2):
         None or no argument seeds from current time or from an operating
         system specific randomness source if available.
 
-        For version 2 (the default), all of the bits are used if *a *is a str,
+        For version 2 (the default), all of the bits are used if *a* is a str,
         bytes, or bytearray.  For version 1, the hash() of *a* is used instead.
 
         If *a* is an int, all bits are used.