diff --git a/source/object_oriented_programming.rst b/source/object_oriented_programming.rst
index 3251ffc..cf65aa2 100644
--- a/source/object_oriented_programming.rst
+++ b/source/object_oriented_programming.rst
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ executed only if no exception is raised in the try-block.
     else:
         print "successfully opened the file", filename
 
-There can be an optional `else` clause with a `try` statement, which is executed 
+There can be an optional `finally` clause with a `try` statement, which is executed 
 irrespective of whether or not exception has occured.
 
 .. code-block:: python