diff --git a/data/plugins/language_python.lua b/data/plugins/language_python.lua
index e19caa63..60aa41a6 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_python.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_python.lua
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ syntax.add {
   headers = "^#!.*[ /]python",
   comment = "#",
   patterns = {
-    { pattern = { "#", "\n" },            type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { '[ruU]?"', '"', '\\' }, type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "[ruU]?'", "'", '\\' }, type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { '"""', '"""' },         type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = "0x[%da-fA-F]+",          type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*",         type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+",               type = "number"   },
-    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%<>!~|&]",   type = "operator" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%f[(]",       type = "function" },
-    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",            type = "symbol"   },
+    { pattern = { "#", "\n" },                 type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { '[ruU]?"""', '"""'; '\\' },  type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { '[ruU]?"', '"', '\\' },      type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { "[ruU]?'", "'", '\\' },      type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = "0x[%da-fA-F]+",               type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*",              type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "-?%.?%d+",                    type = "number"   },
+    { pattern = "[%+%-=/%*%^%%<>!~|&]",        type = "operator" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*%f[(]",            type = "function" },
+    { pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*",                 type = "symbol"   },
   },
   symbols = {
     ["class"]    = "keyword",