diff --git a/runtime/syntax/python.vim b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
index 71b4405..a4ffcd4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Python
 " Maintainer:	Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>
-" Last Change:	2013 Feb 26
+" Last Change:	2014 Jul 16
 " Credits:	Zvezdan Petkovic <zpetkovic@acm.org>
 "		Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>
 "		Dmitry Vasiliev
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 syn match   pythonEscape	"\\x\x\{2}" contained
 syn match   pythonEscape	"\%(\\u\x\{4}\|\\U\x\{8}\)" contained
 " Python allows case-insensitive Unicode IDs: http://www.unicode.org/charts/
-syn match   pythonEscape	"\\N{\a\+\%(\s\a\+\)*}" contained
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\\N{.\{-}}" contained
 syn match   pythonEscape	"\\$"
 
 if exists("python_highlight_all")