diff --git a/examples/src/main/python/streaming/network_wordcount.py b/examples/src/main/python/streaming/network_wordcount.py
index f242f8d29658a..cd2a8a73de63b 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/python/streaming/network_wordcount.py
+++ b/examples/src/main/python/streaming/network_wordcount.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import sys
-from operator import add
 
 from pyspark.streaming.context import StreamingContext
 from pyspark.streaming.duration import *
@@ -12,10 +11,10 @@
                            duration=Seconds(1))
 
     lines = ssc.socketTextStream(sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2]))
-    words = lines.flatMap(lambda line: line.split(" "))
-    mapped_words = words.map(lambda word: (word, 1))
-    count = mapped_words.reduceByKey(add)
-    count.pyprint()
+    counts = lines.flatMap(lambda line: line.split(" "))\
+                  .map(lambda word: (word, 1))\
+                  .reduceByKey(lambda a,b: a+b)
+    counts.pyprint()
 
     ssc.start()
     ssc.awaitTermination()
diff --git a/examples/src/main/python/streaming/wordcount.py b/examples/src/main/python/streaming/wordcount.py
index e0600bbdb34d2..4c62835ed8025 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/python/streaming/wordcount.py
+++ b/examples/src/main/python/streaming/wordcount.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
         print >> sys.stderr, "Usage: wordcount <directory>"
         exit(-1)
 
-    ssc = StreamingContext(appName="PythonStreamingWordCount", duration=Seconds(1))
+    ssc = StreamingContext(appName="PythonStreamingWordCount",
+                           duration=Seconds(1))
 
     lines = ssc.textFileStream(sys.argv[1])
-    words = lines.flatMap(lambda line: line.split(" "))
-    mapped_words = words.map(lambda x: (x, 1))
-    count = mapped_words.reduceByKey(lambda a, b: a+b)
-    count.pyprint()
+    counts = lines.flatMap(lambda line: line.split(" "))\
+                  .map(lambda x: (x, 1))\
+                  .reduceByKey(lambda a, b: a+b)
+    counts.pyprint()
 
     ssc.start()
     ssc.awaitTermination()