diff --git a/doc/python/configuration-options.md b/doc/python/configuration-options.md
index f0590762fef..de6656a1ba2 100644
--- a/doc/python/configuration-options.md
+++ b/doc/python/configuration-options.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import plotly.graph_objects as go
 
 fig = go.Figure()
 
-config = dict({'scrollZoom': True})
+config = {'scrollZoom': True}
 
 fig.add_trace(
     go.Scatter(