diff --git a/examples/pyplots/pyplot_simple.py b/examples/pyplots/pyplot_simple.py
index 025c7b65ee40..25bb924c76ed 100644
--- a/examples/pyplots/pyplot_simple.py
+++ b/examples/pyplots/pyplot_simple.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 Pyplot Simple
 =============
 
-A most simple plot, where a list of numbers is plotted against their index.
+A very simple pyplot where a list of numbers are ploted against their
+index. Creates a straight line due to the rate of change being 1 for
+both the X and Y axis.
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 plt.plot([1, 2, 3, 4])