diff --git a/Lib/profile.py b/Lib/profile.py
index ed77521607b..82b9bfe5958 100755
--- a/Lib/profile.py
+++ b/Lib/profile.py
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ def help():
     for dirname in sys.path:
         fullname = os.path.join(dirname, 'profile.doc')
         if os.path.exists(fullname):
-            sts = os.system('${PAGER-more} '+fullname)
+            sts = os.system('${PAGER-more} ' + fullname)
             if sts: print '*** Pager exit status:', sts
             break
     else:
         print 'Sorry, can\'t find the help file "profile.doc"',
-        print 'along the Python search path'
+        print 'along the Python search path.'
 
 
 if os.name == "mac":