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@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ What does it do?
 
 miniuri is a universal URI parser class.
 
-The parser grants access to the following attributes::
+The parser grants access to the following attributes:
+
+.. code-block:: python
 
  foo://username:password@test.com:808/go/to/index.php?pet=cat&name=bam#eye
  \_/   \_______________/ \______/ \_/       \___/ \_/ \_______________/\_/