diff --git a/extensions/python/language-configuration.json b/extensions/python/language-configuration.json
index c995ea91f3d70..68e0900fbcf05 100644
--- a/extensions/python/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/python/language-configuration.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"comments": {
 		"lineComment": "#",
-		"blockComment": [ "'''", "'''" ]
+		"blockComment": [ "\"\"\"", "\"\"\"" ]
 	},
 	"brackets": [
 		["{", "}"],
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 		["'", "'"]
 	]
 	// enhancedBrackets: [ { open: /.*:\s*$/,  closeComplete: 'else:' } ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}