diff --git a/redbot/core/dev_commands.py b/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
index 47a478c30..25ad62dff 100644
--- a/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
+++ b/redbot/core/dev_commands.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ https://github.com/Rapptz/RoboDanny/blob/master/cogs/repl.py
 
 _ = Translator("Dev", __file__)
 
-START_CODE_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r"^((```py)(?=\s)|(```))")
+START_CODE_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r"^((```py(thon)?)(?=\s)|(```))")
 
 
 @cog_i18n(_)