Issue #14958: backport to 2.7.x from 3.3 (patch by Roger Serwy)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e99efca..8bfa569 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@
 - Issue #12157: Make pool.map() empty iterables correctly.  Initial
   patch by mouad.
 
+- Issue #14958: Change IDLE systax highlighting to recognize all string and byte
+  literals currently supported in Python 2.7.
+
 - Issue #14962: Update text coloring in IDLE shell window after changing
   options.  Patch by Roger Serwy.