diff --git a/doc/source/development_guidelines.rst b/doc/source/development_guidelines.rst
index 8fbda2b0c1..d679d7536d 100644
--- a/doc/source/development_guidelines.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development_guidelines.rst
@@ -203,19 +203,20 @@ The documentation in docstrings should follow the PEP 257 conventions
 
 More specifically:
 
-    1.  Triple quotes should be used for all docstrings.
-    2.  If the docstring is simple and fits on one line, then just use
-        one line.
-    3.  For docstrings that take multiple lines, there should be a newline
-        after the opening quotes, and before the closing quotes.
-    4.  Sphinx is used to build documentation, so use the restructured text
-        markup to designate parameters, return values, etc.  Documentation on
-        the sphinx specific markup can be found here:
-        http://sphinx.pocoo.org/markup/index.html
+#.  Triple quotes should be used for all docstrings.
+#.  If the docstring is simple and fits on one line, then just use
+    one line.
+#.  For docstrings that take multiple lines, there should be a newline
+    after the opening quotes, and before the closing quotes.
+#.  Sphinx is used to build documentation, so use the restructured text
+    markup to designate parameters, return values, etc.  Documentation on
+    the sphinx specific markup can be found here:
+    http://sphinx.pocoo.org/markup/index.html
 
 Installing Sphinx:
-  #. Install sphinx (On Ubuntu: `sudo apt-get install python-sphinx`)
-  #. `python setup.py build_sphinx`
+
+#. Install sphinx (On Ubuntu: ``sudo apt-get install python-sphinx``)
+#. ``python setup.py build_sphinx``
 
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