diff --git a/method/__init__.py b/method/__init__.py
index add9c9e..3e2102f 100644
--- a/method/__init__.py
+++ b/method/__init__.py
@@ -182,6 +182,19 @@ class OverwriteChar(Method):
         self.char = c
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         w.overwrite_char_at_cursor(self.char)
+class InsertText(Method):
+    '''Insert literal text into the buffer'''
+    args = [arg('text', t="string", p="Literal: ", h='Literal text to insert')]
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        w.insert_string_at_cursor(vargs['text'])
+class InsertText2(Method):
+    '''Insert escaped text into the buffer'''
+    args = [arg('text', t="string", p="Text: ", h='Text to insert')]
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        text = vargs['text'].replace('\\n', '\n')
+        text = text.replace('\\t', '    ')
+        text = text.replace('\\\\', '\\')
+        w.insert_string_at_cursor(text)
 
 # killing/copying/etc.
 class Kill(Method):
@@ -388,14 +401,6 @@ class InsertDquotes(Method):
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         w.insert_string_at_cursor('""')
         w.backward()
-class InsertEscapedSquote(Method):
-    '''Insert an escaped single-quote'''
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.insert_string_at_cursor("\\'")
-class InsertEscapedDquote(Method):
-    '''Insert an escaped double-quote'''
-    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.insert_string_at_cursor('\\"')
 
 class InsertTab(Method):
     '''Insert tab into buffer, or tabbify line, depending on mode'''
diff --git a/mode/__init__.py b/mode/__init__.py
index 9fc880f..c6673ae 100644
--- a/mode/__init__.py
+++ b/mode/__init__.py
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ class Fundamental(Handler):
         self.add_bindings('view-buffer-parent', ('C-c .',))
         self.add_bindings('insert-squotes', ('M-\'',))
         self.add_bindings('insert-dquotes', ('M-"',))
-        self.add_bindings('insert-escaped-squote', ('C-c M-\'',))
-        self.add_bindings('insert-escaped-dquote', ('C-c M-"',))
         self.add_bindings('get-token', ('C-c t',))
 
         # create all the insert actions for the basic text input
diff --git a/mode/python.py b/mode/python.py
index 494b3c4..1f35971 100644
--- a/mode/python.py
+++ b/mode/python.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ class Python(mode.Fundamental):
         self.add_action_and_bindings(PythonGotoFunction(), ('C-c M-g',))
         self.add_action_and_bindings(PythonCheckSyntax(), ('C-c s',))
         self.add_action_and_bindings(PythonDictCleanup(), ('C-c h',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(PythonInsertTripleSquotes(), ('C-c M-\'',))
+        self.add_action_and_bindings(PythonInsertTripleDquotes(), ('C-c M-"',))
         # other python
         self.functions = None
     def build_function_map(self):
@@ -373,4 +375,18 @@ class PythonDictCleanup(method.Method):
         w.kill(start_p, end_p)
         w.insert_string(start_p, data)
 
+class PythonInsertTripleSquotes(method.Method):
+    '''Insert a triple-quoted string using single-quotes'''
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        w.insert_string_at_cursor("''''''")
+        for i in range(0, 3):
+            w.backward()
+
+class PythonInsertTripleDquotes(method.Method):
+    '''Insert a triple-quoted string using double-quotes'''
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        w.insert_string_at_cursor('""""""')
+        for i in range(0, 3):
+            w.backward()
+
 install = Python.install