diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8c321443..529c5669 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-02-26  Konstantin Abakumov  <abakumov@Savannah>  (tiny change)
+	* doc/syntax/python.nanorc - Slightly improve the regexes for
+	multiline strings in Python, reducing spillage.
+
 2014-02-26  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/move.c (do_down), src/winio.c (edit_scroll) - Scroll an
 	extra amount when softwrap is on and the current line would
diff --git a/doc/syntax/python.nanorc b/doc/syntax/python.nanorc
index 42802749..c24877bd 100644
--- a/doc/syntax/python.nanorc
+++ b/doc/syntax/python.nanorc
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ icolor brightblue "def [0-9A-Z_]+"
 color brightcyan "\<(and|as|assert|break|class|continue|def|del|elif|else|except|exec|finally|for|from|global|if|import|in|is|lambda|not|or|pass|print|raise|return|try|while|with|yield)\>"
 color brightgreen "['][^']*[^\\][']" "[']{3}.*[^\\][']{3}"
 color brightgreen "["][^"]*[^\\]["]" "["]{3}.*[^\\]["]{3}"
-color brightgreen start=""""[^"]" end=""""" start="'''[^']" end="'''"
+color brightgreen start="\"\"\"[^"]" end="\"\"\""
+color brightgreen start="\'\'\'[^']" end="\'\'\'"
 color brightred "#.*$"