diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/tex_unicode_demo.py b/examples/pylab_examples/tex_unicode_demo.py
index 4f5ed8da144c..d0a4f96a25c5 100755
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/tex_unicode_demo.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/tex_unicode_demo.py
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 plt.plot(t, s)
 
 plt.xlabel(r'\textbf{time (s)}')
-plt.ylabel(r'\textit{Velocity (\u00B0/sec)}', fontsize=16)
-plt.title(r"\TeX\ is Number \
-          $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{-e^{i\pi}}{2^n}$!",
-          fontsize=16, color='r')
+plt.ylabel('\\textit{Velocity (\u00B0/sec)}', fontsize=16)
+plt.title(r'\TeX\ is Number $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty'
+          r'\frac{-e^{i\pi}}{2^n}$!', fontsize=16, color='r')
 plt.grid(True)
 plt.show()