diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 941c1bc..b3c5767 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Parse command line arguments into a list of args and a dict of kwargs.
 
 # Installation
 
-`pip install pargs`
+```python
+pip install pargs
+```
 
 # Usage
 
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ It can be used in the following way.
 ```python
 from pargs import parse_args
 
-
 args, kwargs = parse_args()
 ```
 
@@ -23,19 +24,14 @@ The arguments to be parsed can also be specified manually:
 ```python
 from pargs import parse_args
 
-
 args, kwargs = parse_args(argv=['pargs.py', '--name=Pargs'])
 ```
 
 # Specification
 
-`parse_args` parses arguments in the following way:
+`parse_args` parses arguments in the following way, assuming the following command line arguments (`sys.argv`):
 
-Assume the following command line arguments (`sys.argv`):
-
-```python
-['/pargs/pargs.py', 'command', 'positional', '--flag', '--optional=value', 'test', '--output-file', 'filename', '-flg', 'name', 'name2']
-```
+`['/pargs/pargs.py', 'command', 'positional', '--flag', '--optional=value', 'test', '--output-file', 'filename', '-flg', 'name', 'name2']`
 
 By calling `args, kwargs = parse_args()`, this would return the following list and dict: