diff --git a/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py b/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
index 17fe9a75e1c..12be5098dad 100755
--- a/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def configGUI(self, start, stop, clear, txt="", color="blue"):
         self.stop_btn.config(state=stop,
                              bg="#d00" if stop == NORMAL else "#fca")
         self.clear_btn.config(state=clear,
-                              bg="#d00" if clear == NORMAL else"#fca")
+                              bg="#d00" if clear == NORMAL else "#fca")
         self.output_lbl.config(text=txt, fg=color)
 
     def makeLoadDemoMenu(self, master):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2020-04-29-01-32-17.bpo-40431.B_aEZ0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2020-04-29-01-32-17.bpo-40431.B_aEZ0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abef046326f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2020-04-29-01-32-17.bpo-40431.B_aEZ0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a syntax typo in ``turtledemo`` that now raises a ``SyntaxError``.