diff --git a/docs/quick-start/exec.md b/docs/quick-start/exec.md
index 310afa23..2af6a713 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start/exec.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start/exec.md
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ These two methods are provided for this purpose:
 
 ```cpp
 try{
-    PyObject* result = vm->exec("123", "<eval>", EVAL_MODE);
-    std::cout << py_cast<int>(vm, result);   // 123
+    CodeObject_ code = vm->compile("a[0]", "main.py", EXEC_MODE, false);
+    vm->_exec(code, vm->_main);
 }catch(Exception& e){
     // use e.summary() to get a summary of the exception
     std::cerr << e.summary() << std::endl;
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```