diff --git a/networkx/classes/function.py b/networkx/classes/function.py
index 61cead315f7..6b9027fcfc9 100644
--- a/networkx/classes/function.py
+++ b/networkx/classes/function.py
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@ def path_weight(G, path, weight):
 
     Returns
     -------
-    cost: int
-        A integer representing the total cost with respect to the
+    cost: int or float
+        An integer or a float representing the total cost with respect to the
         specified weight of the specified path
 
     Raises