diff -rup a/swig/include/python/ogr_python.i b/swig/include/python/ogr_python.i
--- a/swig/include/python/ogr_python.i	2015-02-10 13:12:08.000000000 +0100
+++ b/swig/include/python/ogr_python.i	2015-08-28 11:51:02.955567700 +0200
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 
     def __getitem__(self, value):
         """Support dictionary, list, and slice -like access to the datasource.
-ds[0] would return the first layer on the datasource.
-ds['aname'] would return the layer named "aname".
-ds[0:4] would return a list of the first four layers."""
+        ds[0] would return the first layer on the datasource.
+        ds['aname'] would return the layer named "aname".
+        ds[0:4] would return a list of the first four layers."""
         if isinstance(value, slice):
             output = []
             for i in xrange(value.start,value.stop,value.step):
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ ds[0:4] would return a list of the first
 
     def __getitem__(self, value):
         """Support list and slice -like access to the layer.
-layer[0] would return the first feature on the layer.
-layer[0:4] would return a list of the first four features."""
+        layer[0] would return the first feature on the layer.
+        layer[0:4] would return a list of the first four features."""
         if isinstance(value, slice):
             import sys
             output = []
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ layer[0:4] would return a list of the fi
 
   def __reduce__(self):
     return (self.__class__, (), self.ExportToWkb())
- 	
+
   def __setstate__(self, state):
       result = CreateGeometryFromWkb(state)
       self.this = result.this
diff -rup a/swig/python/osgeo/ogr.py b/swig/python/osgeo/ogr.py
--- a/swig/python/osgeo/ogr.py	2015-02-10 13:12:08.000000000 +0100
+++ b/swig/python/osgeo/ogr.py	2015-08-28 11:54:46.775552596 +0200
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@ class DataSource(_object):
 
     def __getitem__(self, value):
         """Support dictionary, list, and slice -like access to the datasource.
-    ] would return the first layer on the datasource.
-    aname'] would return the layer named "aname".
-    :4] would return a list of the first four layers."""
+        ds[0] would return the first layer on the datasource.
+        ds['aname'] would return the layer named "aname".
+        ds[0:4] would return a list of the first four layers."""
         if isinstance(value, slice):
             output = []
             for i in xrange(value.start,value.stop,value.step):
@@ -2035,8 +2035,8 @@ class Layer(_object):
 
     def __getitem__(self, value):
         """Support list and slice -like access to the layer.
-    r[0] would return the first feature on the layer.
-    r[0:4] would return a list of the first four features."""
+        layer[0] would return the first feature on the layer.
+        layer[0:4] would return a list of the first four features."""
         if isinstance(value, slice):
             import sys
             output = []