diff --git a/runtime/syntax/python.vim b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
index 8c1f29c208..645d4bc92d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Python
 " Maintainer:	Zvezdan Petkovic <zpetkovic@acm.org>
-" Last Change:	2025 Sep 05
+" Last Change:	2025 Sep 08
 " Credits:	Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>
 "		Dmitry Vasiliev
 "		Rob B
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ if !exists("python_no_number_highlight")
   syn match   pythonNumber
         \ "\<\d\%(_\=\d\)*\.\%([eE][+-]\=\d\%(_\=\d\)*\)\=[jJ]\=\%(\W\|$\)\@="
   syn match   pythonNumber
-        \ "\%(^\|\W\)\zs\%(\d\%(_\=\d\)*\)\=\.\d\%(_\=\d\)*\%([eE][+-]\=\d\%(_\=\d\)*\)\=[jJ]\=\>"
+        \ "\%(^\|\W\)\@1<=\%(\d\%(_\=\d\)*\)\=\.\d\%(_\=\d\)*\%([eE][+-]\=\d\%(_\=\d\)*\)\=[jJ]\=\>"
 endif
 
 " Group the built-ins in the order in the 'Python Library Reference' for
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_07.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_07.dump
index 4711d5ef22..b11b2427c0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_07.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_07.dump
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 | +0&#ffffff0@3|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|+| @67
 @4|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|+| @67
 @4|3+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@67
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|F|l|o|a|t| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|1+0#e000002&|.|2|3|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@49
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|a|b|c|{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&| |#+0#0000e05&| |T|h|i|s| |i|s| |a| |c|o|m@1|e|n|t| |}| +0#0000000&@38
-@4|+| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
->t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|d|e|f|{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&| |#+0#0000e05&| |S|o| |i|s| |t|h|i|s| |:| +0#0000000&@45
+@4>+| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|d|e|f|{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&| |#+0#0000e05&| |S|o| |i|s| |t|h|i|s| |:| +0#0000000&@45
 @4|+| |2+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|g|h|i|{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&| |#+0#0000e05&| |A|n|d| |t|h|i|s| |"| +0#0000000&@47
 @4|+| |3+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
@@ -16,5 +17,4 @@
 | +0#e000e06&@3|}|.|{| +0#0000000&@67
 | +0#e000e06&@7|p|r|e|c|i|s|i|o|n| +0#0000000&@57
 | +0#e000e06&@3|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@67
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|r|e|s|u|l|t|:| |{+0#e000e06&|v+0#0000000&|a|l|u|e|:+0#e000e06&|{|w|i|d|t|h|:|d|}|.|{|p|r|e|c|i|s|i|o|n|!|s|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@25
-@57|1@1|3|,|1| @8|5|6|%| 
+@57|1@1|3|,|5| @8|5|6|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_08.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_08.dump
index 1ba0707dc5..57bfd7d3cb 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_08.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_08.dump
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|r|e|s|u|l|t|:| |{+0#e000e06&|v+0#0000000&|a|l|u|e|:+0#e000e06&|{|w|i|d|t|h|:|d|}|.|{|p|r|e|c|i|s|i|o|n|!|s|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@25
+| +0#e000e06#ffffff0@3|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@67
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|r|e|s|u|l|t|:| |{+0#e000e06&|v+0#0000000&|a|l|u|e|:+0#e000e06&|{|w|i|d|t|h|:|d|}|.|{|p|r|e|c|i|s|i|o|n|!|s|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@25
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|r|e|s|u|l|t|:| |{+0#e000e06&|v+0#0000000&|a|l|u|e|:+0#e000e06&|{|o|p|t|i|o|n|s|}|{|w|i|d|t|h|}|{|g|r|o|u|p|i|n|g|}|{|p|r|e|c|i|s|i|o|n|}|{|t|y|p|e|}@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@5
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@52
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&|+|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@51
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&|<|+|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@50
->t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&| |<|+|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@49
+>t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&|<|+|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@50
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&| |<|+|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@49
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&|<|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@51
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|n+0#0000000&|u|m|b|e|r|:+0#e000e06&| |<|#|0|x|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@50
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&|s+0#0000000&|t|r|i|n|g|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@55
@@ -16,5 +17,4 @@
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|s|t|r|i|n|g| |=+0#e000e06&| |:|2|0|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@49
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|s|t|r|i|n|g| |=+0#e000e06&| |!|r|:|2|0|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@47
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|s|t|r|i|n|g| |=+0#e000e06&| |!|r| |:|2|0|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@46
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|a|b|c| |{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&|[|"+0#e000002&|x|"|]+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&| +0#e000002&|d|e|f|"| +0#0000000&@48
 @57|1|3|1|,|1| @8|6@1|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_09.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_09.dump
index a64f3a3116..336db4ea78 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_09.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_09.dump
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|a|b|c| |{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&|[|"+0#e000002&|x|"|]+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&| +0#e000002&|d|e|f|"| +0#0000000&@48
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|s|t|r|i|n|g| |=+0#e000e06&| |!|r| |:|2|0|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@46
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|a|b|c| |{+0#e000e06&|a+0#0000000&|[|"+0#e000002&|x|"|]+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&| +0#e000002&|d|e|f|"| +0#0000000&@48
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|L|i|s|t| |c|o|n|t|a|i|n|s|:|\+0#e000e06&|n|{|"+0#e000002&|\+0#e000e06&|n|"+0#e000002&|.+0#0000000&|j|o|i|n|(|a|)|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@34
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|T|o|d|a|y|'|s| |d|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|n|o|w|(|)|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@32
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|T|o|d|a|y|'|s| |f|o|r|m|a|t@1|e|d| |d|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|n|o|w|(|)|:+0#e000e06&|%|Y|-|%|m|-|%|d| |%|H|:|%|M|:|%|S|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@4
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|d|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|(|2+0#e000002&|0|1|0|,+0#0000000&| |7+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |4+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|2|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|5|,+0#0000000&| |5+0#e000002&|8|)+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@13
->t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|F|o|r|m|a|t@1|e|d| |d|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|d|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|(|2+0#e000002&|0|1|0|,+0#0000000&| |7+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |4+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|2|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|5|,+0#0000000&| |5+0#e000002&|8|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&|%|Y|-|%|m
+>t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|d|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|(|2+0#e000002&|0|1|0|,+0#0000000&| |7+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |4+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|2|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|5|,+0#0000000&| |5+0#e000002&|8|)+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@13
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|F|o|r|m|a|t@1|e|d| |d|a|t|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|d+0#0000000&|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|.|d|a|t|e|t|i|m|e|(|2+0#e000002&|0|1|0|,+0#0000000&| |7+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |4+0#e000002&|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|2|,+0#0000000&| |1+0#e000002&|5|,+0#0000000&| |5+0#e000002&|8|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&|%|Y|-|%|m
 |-|%|d| |%|H|:|%|M|:|%|S|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@60
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|L|a|m|b|d|a| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&|(+0#0000000&|l+0#af5f00255&|a|m|b|d|a| +0#0000000&|x|:| |x|*@1|2+0#e000002&|)+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@31
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|Z|e|r|o| |p|a|d@1|e|d| |l|a|m|b|d|a| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&|(+0#0000000&|l+0#af5f00255&|a|m|b|d|a| +0#0000000&|x|:| |x|*@1|2+0#e000002&|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&|0|9|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@16
@@ -16,5 +17,4 @@
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|L|e|f|t|-|a|l|i|g|n|e|d| |l|i|s|t| |s|l|i|c|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|i+0#0000000&|t|e|m|s|[|1+0#e000002&|:+0#0000000&|]|:+0#e000e06&|<|9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@22
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|R|i|g|h|t| |a|l|i|g|n|e|d| |l|i|s|t| |s|l|i|c|e| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|i+0#0000000&|t|e|m|s|[|:|9+0#e000002&|]+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&|>|9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@21
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|C|e|n|t|e|r|-|a|l|i|g|n|e|d| |l|i|s|t| |e|l|e|m|e|n|t|s| |a|r|e| |{+0#e000e06&|i+0#0000000&|t|e|m|s|[|:|2+0#e000002&|:+0#0000000&|]|:+0#e000e06&|^|9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@15
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|E|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |=@1| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@42
 @57|1|4|9|,|1| @8|7|5|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_10.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_10.dump
index 017d3e0af0..ea08a5f67c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_10.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_10.dump
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|E|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |=@1| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@42
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|C|e|n|t|e|r|-|a|l|i|g|n|e|d| |l|i|s|t| |e|l|e|m|e|n|t|s| |a|r|e| |{+0#e000e06&|i+0#0000000&|t|e|m|s|[|:|2+0#e000002&|:+0#0000000&|]|:+0#e000e06&|^|9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@15
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|E|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |=@1| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@42
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|E|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |!|=| |1+0#e000002&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@42
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|E|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|(+0#0000000&|x| |:|=| |1+0#e000002&|)+0#0000000&|}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@40
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|e|b|u|g| |e|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |=@1| |1+0#e000002&|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@35
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|e|b|u|g| |e|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |!|=| |1+0#e000002&|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@35
->t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|e|b|u|g| |e|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|(+0#0000000&|x| |:|=| |1+0#e000002&|)+0#0000000&|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@33
+>t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|e|b|u|g| |e|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|x+0#0000000&| |!|=| |1+0#e000002&|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@35
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|D|e|b|u|g| |e|x|p|r|e|s@1|i|o|n| |i|s| |{+0#e000e06&|(+0#0000000&|x| |:|=| |1+0#e000002&|)+0#0000000&|=+0#e000e06&|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@33
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|L|i|s|t| |c|o|m|p|r|e|h|e|n|s|i|o|n| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|[|x|*@1|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|x| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|r+0#00e0e07&|a|n|g|e|(+0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&|0|)+0#0000000&|]| |}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@8
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|L|i|s|t| |c|o|m|p|r|e|h|e|n|s|i|o|n| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|[| @35
 @8|x|*@1|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|x| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|r+0#00e0e07&|a|n|g|e|(+0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&|0|)+0#0000000&| @43
@@ -16,5 +17,4 @@
 @4|}| |}+0#e000e06&|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@66
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|P|a|d@1|e|d| |d|i|c|t| |c|o|m|p|r|e|h|e|n|s|i|o|n| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|{|x|:| |x|*@1|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|x| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|r+0#00e0e07&|a|n|g|e|(+0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&|0|)+0#0000000&|}| |:+0#e000e06&
 |9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@70
-@75
-@57|1|6@1|,|1| @8|8|4|%| 
+@57|1|6@1|,|1| @8|8|3|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_11.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_11.dump
index d3cc144d83..8641055b3f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_11.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_11.dump
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-| +0&#ffffff0@74
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |f+0#e000002&|"|P|a|d@1|e|d| |d|i|c|t| |c|o|m|p|r|e|h|e|n|s|i|o|n| |r|e|t|u|r|n|s| |{+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|{|x|:| |x|*@1|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|x| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|r+0#00e0e07&|a|n|g|e|(+0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&|0|)+0#0000000&|}| |:+0#e000e06&
+|9@1|}|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@70
+@75
 |#+0#0000e05&| |B|y|t|e|s| +0#0000000&@67
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|'|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |e|s|c|a|p|e|s| |\+0#e000e06&|'| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|"| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|t|'+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@29
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|"|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |e|s|c|a|p|e|s| |\+0#e000e06&|0|4|0| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|x|F@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@32
+>t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|"|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |e|s|c|a|p|e|s| |\+0#e000e06&|0|4|0| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|x|F@1|"+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@32
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|'|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |S|y|n|t|a|x|W|a|r|n|i|n|g| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5| |a|n|d| |\|N|{|I|N|V|E|R|T|E|D| |E|X|C
 |L|A|M|A|T|I|O|N| |M|A|R|K|}|'| +0#0000000&@59
->t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|"|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |e|s|c|a|p|e|d| |\+0#e000e06&@1| +0#e000002&|b|a|c|k|s|l|a|s|h| |a|n|d| |i|g|n|o|r|e|d| |\+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@20
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|"|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |e|s|c|a|p|e|d| |\+0#e000e06&@1| +0#e000002&|b|a|c|k|s|l|a|s|h| |a|n|d| |i|g|n|o|r|e|d| |\+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@20
 |n+0#e000002&|e|w|l|i|n|e|"| +0#0000000&@66
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|'@2|B|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |q|u|o|t|e|s| |'| |a|n|d| |"| +0#0000000&@38
 |a+0#e000002&|n|d| |e|s|c|a|p|e|s| |\+0#e000e06&|t| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|0|4|0| +0#e000002&|a|n|d| |\+0#e000e06&|x|F@1| +0#0000000&@42
@@ -15,6 +17,4 @@
 @75
 |#+0#0000e05&| |R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| +0#0000000&@63
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|r|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|'| |a|n|d| |\|"| |a|n|d| |\|t|'| +0#0000000&@24
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|R|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|0|4|0| |a|n|d| |\|x|F@1|"| +0#0000000&@27
-|t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|r|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5| |a|n|d| |\|N|{|I|N|V|E|R|T|E|D| |E|@+0#4040ff13&@2
-| +0#0000000&@56|1|8|2|,|1| @8|9|2|%| 
+@57|1|8|1|,|1| @8|9|2|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_12.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_12.dump
index 9ae3142a8e..1f1c1dad9a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_12.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_strings_bytes_12.dump
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|r|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5| |a|n|d| |\|N|{|I|N|V|E|R|T|E|D| |E|X|C|L
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|r|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|'| |a|n|d| |\|"| |a|n|d| |\|t|'| +0#0000000&@24
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |b+0#e000002&|R|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|0|4|0| |a|n|d| |\|x|F@1|"| +0#0000000&@27
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|r|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5| |a|n|d| |\|N|{|I|N|V|E|R|T|E|D| |E|X|C|L
 |A|M|A|T|I|O|N| |M|A|R|K|}|'| +0#0000000&@60
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |B+0#e000002&|R|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\@1| |b|a|c|k|s|l|a|s|h|e|s| |a|n|d| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\| +0#0000000&@13
-|n+0#e000002&|e|w|l|i|n|e|"| +0#0000000&@66
+>n+0#e000002&|e|w|l|i|n|e|"| +0#0000000&@66
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |r+0#e000002&|b|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|'| |a|n|d| |\|"| |a|n|d| |\|t|'| +0#0000000&@24
->t|e|s|t| |=| |r+0#e000002&|B|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|0|4|0| |a|n|d| |\|x|F@1|"| +0#0000000&@27
+|t|e|s|t| |=| |r+0#e000002&|B|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|0|4|0| |a|n|d| |\|x|F@1|"| +0#0000000&@27
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |R+0#e000002&|b|'|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5| |a|n|d| |\|N|{|I|N|V|E|R|T|E|D| |E|X|C|L
 |A|M|A|T|I|O|N| |M|A|R|K|}|'| +0#0000000&@60
 |t|e|s|t| |=| |R+0#e000002&|B|"|R|a|w| |b|y|t|e|s| |w|i|t|h| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\@1| |b|a|c|k|s|l|a|s|h|e|s| |a|n|d| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\| +0#0000000&@13
@@ -15,6 +17,4 @@
 |a+0#e000002&|n|d| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|t| |a|n|d| |\|0|4|0| |a|n|d| |\|x|F@1| +0#0000000&@42
 |a+0#e000002&|n|d| |l|i|t|e|r|a|l| |\|u|0@1|A|1| |a|n|d| |\|U|0@2|1|0|6|0|5|"@2| +0#0000000&@38
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @73
-|~| @73
-|~| @73
-| +0#0000000&@56|1|9|8|,|1| @8|B|o|t| 
+| +0#0000000&@56|1|9|7|,|1| @8|B|o|t| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_strings_bytes.py b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_strings_bytes.py
index fc405ed7e1..95e619e216 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_strings_bytes.py
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_strings_bytes.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ test = f"Number is {
     1 +
     2 +
     3}"
+test = f"Float is {1.23}"
 test = f"abc{a # This is a comment }
     + 1}"
 test = f"def{a # So is this :