diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index 9d499319662873..9dc719a27575a3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def template_replace(templates: list[str], replacements: dict[str, list[str]]) -
 
     Example 1: Suppose that:
       templates = ["dog_breed are awesome", "dog_breed are cool"]
-      replacements = ["dog_breed": ["Huskies", "Beagles"]]
+      replacements = {"dog_breed": ["Huskies", "Beagles"]}
     Then we would return:
       [
           ("Huskies are awesome", "Huskies are cool"),