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@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ A full set of examples can be found in the [online documentation](http://spotipy
 To get started, install spotipy and create an app on https://developers.spotify.com/.
 Add your new ID and SECRET to your environment:
 
-> export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID='your-spotify-client-id'
-> export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET='your-spotify-client-secret'
+    export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID='your-spotify-client-id'
+    export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET='your-spotify-client-secret'
 
 Then, create a Spotify object and call methods:
 
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ for i, t in enumerate(results['tracks']['items']):
 
 ## Reporting Issues
 
-If you have suggestions, bugs or other issues specific to this library, file them [here](https://github.com/plamere/spotipy/issues). Or just send me a pull request.
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+If you have suggestions, bugs or other issues specific to this library, file them [here](https://github.com/plamere/spotipy/issues). Or just send me a pull request.