--- a/src/eric7/QScintilla/DocstringGenerator/PyDocstringGenerator.py	Thu Jul 14 16:09:37 2022 +0200
+++ b/src/eric7/QScintilla/DocstringGenerator/PyDocstringGenerator.py	Sat Jul 16 18:09:30 2022 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         """
         if isinstance(text, str):
             text = text.lstrip()
-            if text.startswith(("def", "async def")):
+            if text.startswith(("def ", "async def ")):
                 return True
 
         return False