diff --git a/magic/Magdir/python b/magic/Magdir/python

index e592803..c786469 100644

--- a/magic/Magdir/python

+++ b/magic/Magdir/python

@@ -59,3 +59,8 @@

 !:mime text/x-python

 >&0	search/4096	finally:	Python script text executable

 !:mime text/x-python

+

+# def name(args, args):

+0	regex	 \^(\ |\\t)*def\ +[a-zA-Z]+

+>&0	regex	\ *\\(([a-zA-Z]|,|\ )*\\):$ Python script text executable

+!:mime text/x-python