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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ An API client for docker written in Python
 API
 ===
 
-`client.Client(base_url='http://localhost:4243', version="1.3")`  
+`docker.Client(base_url='http://localhost:4243', version="1.3")`  
 Client class. `base_url` refers to the protocol+hostname+port where the docker
 server is hosted. Version is the version of the API the client will use.