diff --git a/mode/python.py b/mode/python.py
index 7cd270a..7b2eb6b 100644
--- a/mode/python.py
+++ b/mode/python.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ class StringGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'octal', r'\\[0-7]{3}'),
         PatternRule(r'escaped', r'\\.'),
     ]
+class RawStringGrammar(Grammar):
+    rules = [
+        PatternRule(r'escaped', r"\\'"),
+        PatternRule(r'escaped', r'\\"'),
+    ]
 
 class PythonGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
@@ -21,16 +26,23 @@ class PythonGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'system_identifier', r'__[a-zA-Z0-9_]+__'),
         PatternRule(r'private_identifier', r'__[a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
         PatternRule(r'hidden_identifier', r'_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
+
+        RegionRule(r'rawstring', r'r"""', RawStringGrammar, r'"""'),
+        RegionRule(r'rawstring', r"r'''", RawStringGrammar, r"'''"),
+        RegionRule(r'rawstring', r'r"', RawStringGrammar, r'"'),
+        RegionRule(r'rawstring', r"r'", RawStringGrammar, r"'"),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r'u?"""', StringGrammar, r'"""'),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r"u?'''", StringGrammar, r"'''"),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r'u?"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
+        RegionRule(r'string', r"u?'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
+
         PatternRule(r'identifier', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r'\(|\)|\[|\]|{|}|@|,|:|\.|`|=|;|\+=|-=|\*=|/=|//=|%=|&=|\|=|\^=|>>=|<<=|\*\*='),
         PatternRule(r"operator", r"\+|<>|<<|<=|<|-|>>|>=|>|\*\*|&|\*|\||/|\^|==|//|~|!=|%"),
         PatternRule(r"integer", r"(?<![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])(?:0|[1-9][0-9]*|0[0-7]+|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+)[lL]?(?![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r"float", r"(?<![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])(?:[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+|(?:[0-9]|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)[eE][\+-]?[0-9]+)(?![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])"),
         PatternRule(r"imaginary", r"(?<![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])(?:[0-9]+|(?:[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+|(?:[0-9]|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)[eE][\+-]?[0-9]+)[jJ])(?![\.0-9a-zA-Z_])"),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"""', StringGrammar, r'"""'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r"'''", StringGrammar, r"'''"),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar, r'"'),
-        RegionRule(r'string', r"'", StringGrammar, r"'"),
+
         OverridePatternRule(r'comment', r'#@@:(?P<token>[.a-zA-Z0-9_]+):(?P<mode>[.a-zA-Z0-9_]+) *$'),
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'#.*$'),
         PatternRule(r'continuation', r'\\\n$'),
@@ -180,8 +192,11 @@ class Python(mode2.Fundamental):
         'string.null':       ('green', 'default'),
         'string.octal':      ('magenta', 'default'),
         'string.escaped':    ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'string.format':     ('yellow', 'default'),
         'string.end':        ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.start':      ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.null':       ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.escaped':    ('green', 'default'),
+        'rawstring.end':        ('green', 'default'),
         'integer':           ('default', 'default'),
         'float':             ('default', 'default'),
         'imaginary':         ('default', 'default'),