diff --git a/book/2e/02.Rmd b/book/2e/02.Rmd
index f8882a1c..e52d54c3 100644
--- a/book/2e/02.Rmd
+++ b/book/2e/02.Rmd
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ Interpreted Script
 
     def factorial(x):
         result = 1
-        for i in xrange(2, x + 1):
+        for i in range(2, x + 1):
             result *= i
         return result
 
     if __name__ == "__main__":
         import sys
         x = int(sys.argv[1])
-        print factorial(x)
+        print(factorial(x))
     ```
 
     This script computes the factorial of the integer that we pass as a parameter. It can be invoked from the command line as follows:
diff --git a/book/2e/data/ch02/fac.py b/book/2e/data/ch02/fac.py
index c88d60c4..6fbf7767 100755
--- a/book/2e/data/ch02/fac.py
+++ b/book/2e/data/ch02/fac.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 def factorial(x):
     result = 1
-    for i in xrange(2, x + 1):
+    for i in range(2, x + 1):
         result *= i
     return result
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
     x = int(sys.argv[1])
-    print factorial(x)
+    print(factorial(x))