diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index 270f57d8b80937..604c8ff521e89d 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -1501,8 +1501,8 @@ to uppercase::
 
 Here the ``UpperOut`` class redefines the ``write()`` method to convert the
 argument string to uppercase before calling the underlying
-``self.__outfile.write()`` method.  All other methods are delegated to the
-underlying ``self.__outfile`` object.  The delegation is accomplished via the
+``self._outfile.write()`` method.  All other methods are delegated to the
+underlying ``self._outfile`` object.  The delegation is accomplished via the
 ``__getattr__`` method; consult :ref:`the language reference <attribute-access>`
 for more information about controlling attribute access.