diff --git a/grammars/python.cson b/grammars/python.cson
index c7ee5fb..4930a4d 100644
--- a/grammars/python.cson
+++ b/grammars/python.cson
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
         'name': 'constant.character.escape.tab.python'
       '13':
         'name': 'constant.character.escape.vertical-tab.python'
-    'match': '(\\\\x[0-9A-F]{2})|(\\\\[0-7]{3})|(\\\\\\n)|(\\\\\\\\)|(\\\\\\")|(\\\\\')|(\\\\a)|(\\\\b)|(\\\\f)|(\\\\n)|(\\\\r)|(\\\\t)|(\\\\v)'
+    'match': '(\\\\x[\\h]{2})|(\\\\[0-7]{3})|(\\\\\\n)|(\\\\\\\\)|(\\\\\\")|(\\\\\')|(\\\\a)|(\\\\b)|(\\\\f)|(\\\\n)|(\\\\r)|(\\\\t)|(\\\\v)'
   'escaped_unicode_char':
     'captures':
       '1':