diff --git a/samples/tutorials/python/jupyter/sample_python_jupyter.py b/samples/tutorials/python/jupyter/sample_python_jupyter.py
index f285dccc..0fc149fb 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/python/jupyter/sample_python_jupyter.py
+++ b/samples/tutorials/python/jupyter/sample_python_jupyter.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ username = 'myusername'
 password = 'mypassword'
 
 #Connection String
-cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={SQL Server Native Client 11.0};SERVER='+server+';DATABASE='+database+';UID='+username+';PWD='+ password)
-cursor = cnxn.cursor()
+connection = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={SQL Server Native Client 11.0};SERVER='+server+';DATABASE='+database+';UID='+username+';PWD='+ password)
+cursor = connection.cursor()
 
 #Sample select query
 cursor.execute("SELECT @@version;")