diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d959ea6..0344e460 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,28 +31,13 @@ $ jc dig example.com | jq -r '.[].answer[].data'
 ```
 The `jc` parsers can also be used as python modules. In this case the output will be a python dictionary, or list of dictionaries, instead of JSON:
 ```python
+>>> import subprocess
 >>> import jc.parsers.dig
 >>> 
->>> data = '''; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> example.com
-... ;; global options: +cmd
-... ;; Got answer:
-... ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 64612
-... ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
-... 
-... ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
-... ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
-... ;; QUESTION SECTION:
-... ;example.com.           IN  A
-... 
-... ;; ANSWER SECTION:
-... example.com.        29658   IN  A   93.184.216.34
-... 
-... ;; Query time: 52 msec
-... ;; SERVER: 2600:1700:bab0:d40::1#53(2600:1700:bab0:d40::1)
-... ;; WHEN: Fri Apr 16 16:13:00 PDT 2021
-... ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 56'''
+>>> cmd_output = subprocess.check_output(['dig', 'example.com'], text=True)
+>>> data = jc.parsers.dig.parse(cmd_output)
 >>>
->>> jc.parsers.dig.parse(data)
+>>> data
 [{'id': 64612, 'opcode': 'QUERY', 'status': 'NOERROR', 'flags': ['qr', 'rd', 'ra'], 'query_num': 1, 'answer_num':
 1, 'authority_num': 0, 'additional_num': 1, 'opt_pseudosection': {'edns': {'version': 0, 'flags': [], 'udp':
 4096}}, 'question': {'name': 'example.com.', 'class': 'IN', 'type': 'A'}, 'answer': [{'name': 'example.com.',
diff --git a/templates/readme_template b/templates/readme_template
index da09d75d..8466913a 100644
--- a/templates/readme_template
+++ b/templates/readme_template
@@ -31,28 +31,13 @@ $ jc dig example.com | jq -r '.[].answer[].data'
 ```
 The `jc` parsers can also be used as python modules. In this case the output will be a python dictionary, or list of dictionaries, instead of JSON:
 ```python
+>>> import subprocess
 >>> import jc.parsers.dig
 >>> 
->>> data = '''; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> example.com
-... ;; global options: +cmd
-... ;; Got answer:
-... ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 64612
-... ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
-... 
-... ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
-... ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
-... ;; QUESTION SECTION:
-... ;example.com.           IN  A
-... 
-... ;; ANSWER SECTION:
-... example.com.        29658   IN  A   93.184.216.34
-... 
-... ;; Query time: 52 msec
-... ;; SERVER: 2600:1700:bab0:d40::1#53(2600:1700:bab0:d40::1)
-... ;; WHEN: Fri Apr 16 16:13:00 PDT 2021
-... ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 56'''
+>>> cmd_output = subprocess.check_output(['dig', 'example.com'], text=True)
+>>> data = jc.parsers.dig.parse(cmd_output)
 >>>
->>> jc.parsers.dig.parse(data)
+>>> data
 [{'id': 64612, 'opcode': 'QUERY', 'status': 'NOERROR', 'flags': ['qr', 'rd', 'ra'], 'query_num': 1, 'answer_num':
 1, 'authority_num': 0, 'additional_num': 1, 'opt_pseudosection': {'edns': {'version': 0, 'flags': [], 'udp':
 4096}}, 'question': {'name': 'example.com.', 'class': 'IN', 'type': 'A'}, 'answer': [{'name': 'example.com.',