diff --git a/Lib/nturl2path.py b/Lib/nturl2path.py
index ae261bad6fa..0445b8afb0f 100644
--- a/Lib/nturl2path.py
+++ b/Lib/nturl2path.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Convert a NT pathname to a file URL and vice versa."""
 
 def url2pathname(url):
-	""" Convert a URL to a DOS path...
+	r"""Convert a URL to a DOS path.
+
 		///C|/foo/bar/spam.foo
 
 			becomes
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ def url2pathname(url):
 	return path
 
 def pathname2url(p):
-	""" Convert a DOS path name to a file url...
+	r"""Convert a DOS path name to a file url.
+
 		C:\foo\bar\spam.foo
 
 			becomes
diff --git a/Lib/reconvert.py b/Lib/reconvert.py
index 2b044b636ac..7c2d3768aee 100755
--- a/Lib/reconvert.py
+++ b/Lib/reconvert.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python1.5
 
-"""Convert old ("regex") regular expressions to new syntax ("re").
+r"""Convert old ("regex") regular expressions to new syntax ("re").
 
 When imported as a module, there are two functions, with their own
 strings: