diff --git a/doc/tips/importing_posts_from_wordpress/ikiwiki-wordpress-import.mdwn b/doc/tips/importing_posts_from_wordpress/ikiwiki-wordpress-import.mdwn
index a59d4b5ad..629fae872 100644
--- a/doc/tips/importing_posts_from_wordpress/ikiwiki-wordpress-import.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/importing_posts_from_wordpress/ikiwiki-wordpress-import.mdwn
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ sub unique_comment_location {
 I modified the script a bit so categories and tags would actually show up in the output file.
 
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-[[!format '''
+[[!format python '''
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ I have another version of the script, which uses the `timestamp` from the script
 (Hopefully I've escaped everything properly; if I missed something, check the source.)
 
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-[[!format '''
+[[!format python '''
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """