diff --git a/python/gtsam/tests/test_Pose3SLAMExample.py b/python/gtsam/tests/test_Pose3SLAMExample.py
index fce171b55..cb5e3b226 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/tests/test_Pose3SLAMExample.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/tests/test_Pose3SLAMExample.py
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ import numpy as np
 
 import gtsam
 from gtsam.utils.test_case import GtsamTestCase
-from gtsam.utils.circlePose3 import *
+from gtsam.utils.circlePose3 import circlePose3
 
 
 class TestPose3SLAMExample(GtsamTestCase):
 
-    def test_Pose3SLAMExample(self):
+    def test_Pose3SLAMExample(self) -> None:
         # Create a hexagon of poses
-        hexagon = circlePose3(6, 1.0)
+        hexagon = circlePose3(numPoses=6, radius=1.0)
         p0 = hexagon.atPose3(0)
         p1 = hexagon.atPose3(1)
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TestPose3SLAMExample(GtsamTestCase):
         fg.add(gtsam.NonlinearEqualityPose3(0, p0))
         delta = p0.between(p1)
         covariance = gtsam.noiseModel.Diagonal.Sigmas(
-            np.array([0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 5. * pi / 180, 5. * pi / 180, 5. * pi / 180]))
+            np.array([0.05, 0.05, 0.05, np.deg2rad(5.), np.deg2rad(5.), np.deg2rad(5.)]))
         fg.add(gtsam.BetweenFactorPose3(0, 1, delta, covariance))
         fg.add(gtsam.BetweenFactorPose3(1, 2, delta, covariance))
         fg.add(gtsam.BetweenFactorPose3(2, 3, delta, covariance))