diff --git a/active_projects/WindingNumber.py b/active_projects/WindingNumber.py
index b9b2faa4..4035ef8a 100644
--- a/active_projects/WindingNumber.py
+++ b/active_projects/WindingNumber.py
@@ -1041,8 +1041,8 @@ class VectorField(Scene):
         x_min, y_min = num_plane.point_to_coords(SPACE_WIDTH * LEFT + SPACE_HEIGHT * UP)
         x_max, y_max = num_plane.point_to_coords(SPACE_WIDTH * RIGHT + SPACE_HEIGHT * DOWN)
 
-        x_points = range_via_num_steps(x_min, x_max, self.granularity)
-        y_points = range_via_num_steps(y_min, y_max, self.granularity)
+        x_points = np.linspace(x_min, x_max, self.granularity)
+        y_points = np.linspace(y_min, y_max, self.granularity)
         points = it.product(x_points, y_points)
 
         sized_arrows = Group()
diff --git a/extract_scene.py b/extract_scene.py
index 82e7a250..0d21e8a7 100644
--- a/extract_scene.py
+++ b/extract_scene.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def get_configuration():
       if args.output_name != None:
          output_name_root, output_name_ext = os.path.splitext(args.output_name)
          expected_ext = '.png' if args.show_last_frame else '.mp4'
-         if not output_name_ext in ['', expected_ext]
+         if not output_name_ext in ['', expected_ext]:
             print "WARNING: The output will be to (doubly-dotted) %s%s"%output_name_root%expected_ext
             output_name = args.output_name
          else: