diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/KineticNCBeamicon2_post.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/KineticNCBeamicon2_post.py
index a9f0e083dc..8a4698702b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/KineticNCBeamicon2_post.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/KineticNCBeamicon2_post.py
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ KineticNCBeamicon2_post.export(object,"/path/to/file.ncc","")
 
 now = datetime.datetime.now()
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="linuxcnc", add_help=False)
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    prog="linuxcnc",
+    add_help=False,
+)
 parser.add_argument("--no-header", action="store_true", help="suppress header output")
 parser.add_argument("--no-comments", action="store_true", help="suppress comment output")
 parser.add_argument("--line-numbers", action="store_true", help="prefix with line numbers")
@@ -68,11 +71,11 @@ parser.add_argument(
 parser.add_argument("--precision", default="3", help="number of digits of precision, default=3")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--preamble",
-    help='set commands to be issued before the first command, default="%\\nG17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90\\nM08\\n"',
+    help=r'set commands to be issued before the first command, default="%%\nG17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90\nM08\n"'
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "--postamble",
-    help='set commands to be issued after the last command, default="M05 M09\\nG17 G90 G80 G40\\nM30\\n"',
+    help=r'set commands to be issued after the last command, default="M05 M09\nG17 G90 G80 G40\nM30\n"'
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "--inches", action="store_true", help="Convert output for US imperial mode (G20)"