diff --git a/pelican/readers.py b/pelican/readers.py
index fda60596..46055962 100644
--- a/pelican/readers.py
+++ b/pelican/readers.py
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ def path_metadata(full_path, source_path, settings=None):
 
 
 def parse_path_metadata(source_path, settings=None, process=None):
-    """Extract a metadata dictionary from a file's path
+    r"""Extract a metadata dictionary from a file's path
 
     >>> import pprint
     >>> settings = {
@@ -650,9 +650,9 @@ def parse_path_metadata(source_path, settings=None, process=None):
     ...     settings=settings,
     ...     process=reader.process_metadata)
     >>> pprint.pprint(metadata)  # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-    ... {'category': <pelican.urlwrappers.Category object at ...>,
-    ...  'date': SafeDatetime(2013, 1, 1, 0, 0),
-    ...  'slug': 'my-slug'}
+    {'category': <pelican.urlwrappers.Category object at ...>,
+     'date': SafeDatetime(2013, 1, 1, 0, 0),
+     'slug': 'my-slug'}
     """
     metadata = {}
     dirname, basename = os.path.split(source_path)