diff --git a/compiler/python_archive.py b/compiler/python_archive.py
index fc810c6..167c314 100755
--- a/compiler/python_archive.py
+++ b/compiler/python_archive.py
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
             ('[^'].*?') | # module doc comment form 1
             ("[^"].*?") | # module doc comment form 2
             (\'\'\'.*?(\'\'\')) | # module doc comment form 3
-            (""".*?""") # module doc comment form 4
+            (""".*?""") | # module doc comment form 4
+            (r""".*?""") # module doc comment form 5
         )
         [\\r\\n]+ # end of line(s) for Mac, Unix and/or Windows
     )*
diff --git a/compiler/python_archive_test.py b/compiler/python_archive_test.py
index b918399..4d819ed 100644
--- a/compiler/python_archive_test.py
+++ b/compiler/python_archive_test.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ def test_generate_main(self):
              b"'''Triple-single-quote module \"'\n\n docstring'''\nBOILERPLATE\n"),
             (b'"""Triple-double-quote module "\'\n\n docstring"""\n',
              b'"""Triple-double-quote module "\'\n\n docstring"""\nBOILERPLATE\n'),
+            (b'r"""Triple-double-quote module "\'\n\n raw docstring"""\n',
+             b'r"""Triple-double-quote module "\'\n\n raw docstring"""\nBOILERPLATE\n'),
         ]
         for main_content, expected in cases:
             with test_utils.temp_file(main_content) as main_file: