diff --git a/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py b/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
index 561d3d8fc3e..e0b3e4d6405 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@ def normalize(self):
     def cloneNode(self, deep):
         """Create and return a duplicate of this node.
 
-        deep: If True, recursively clone this node's descendants.
-            If False, clone only this node.
+        deep
+          If True, recursively clone this node's descendants.
+          If False, clone only this node.
         """
         return _clone_node(self, deep, self.ownerDocument or self)
 
@@ -1367,7 +1368,8 @@ def _get_internalSubset(self):
     def cloneNode(self, deep):
         """Create and return a duplicate of this node.
 
-        deep: If True, recursively clone this node's descendants.
+          deep
+            If True, recursively clone this node's descendants.
             If False, clone only this node.
         """
         if self.ownerDocument is None:
@@ -1934,10 +1936,13 @@ def renameNode(self, n, namespaceURI, name):
 def _clone_node(node, deep, newOwnerDocument):
     """Create and return a clone of a DOM node.
 
-    node: The DOM node to clone
-    deep: If True, recursively clone the node's descendants.
+      node
+        The DOM node to clone
+      deep
+        If True, recursively clone the node's descendants.
         If False, only clone the node itself.
-    newOwnerDocument: The document that will own the cloned node
+      newOwnerDocument
+        The document that will own the cloned node
     """
     if node.ownerDocument.isSameNode(newOwnerDocument):
         operation = xml.dom.UserDataHandler.NODE_CLONED