diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ privk = PrivateKey.unhexlify(privk_hex)
 ```
 `PrivateKey` can also be extracted from a Wallet Import Format by doing:
 ```python
->>> privk = PrivateKey.form_wif(wif_key)
+>>> privk = PrivateKey.from_wif(wif_key)
 ```
 
 All these structures can be converted back to hex by using their `hexlify()` method.