diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md
index 9172d712213..3700d2e57d4 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ with
 ```nix
 with import <nixpkgs> {};
 
-python35.withPackages (ps: [ps.numpy ps.toolz])
+(python35.withPackages (ps: [ps.numpy ps.toolz])).env
 ```
 Executing `nix-shell` gives you again a Nix shell from which you can run Python.