diff --git a/extensions/python/python.configuration.json b/extensions/python/python.configuration.json
index 70ebbc747f0..98b22302b1c 100644
--- a/extensions/python/python.configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/python/python.configuration.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"comments": {
 		"lineComment": "#",
-		"blockComment": [ "''", "''" ]
+		"blockComment": [ "'''", "'''" ]
 	},
 	"brackets": [
 		["{", "}"],