diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
index a93f3cb..86d9ac2 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@
 	endfunction
 
 To see what version of Python you have: >
-	:python import sys
 	:python print(sys.version)
 
+There is no need to import sys, it's done by default.
+
 Note: Python is very sensitive to the indenting.  Make sure the "class" line
 and "EOF" do not have any indent.
 
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@
 
 To pass arguments you need to set sys.argv[] explicitly.  Example: >
 
-	:python import sys
 	:python sys.argv = ["foo", "bar"]
 	:pyfile myscript.py