diff --git a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/EscapeLeadingWhitespace.py b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/EscapeLeadingWhitespace.py
index 414eb377..b2e9695d 100644
--- a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/EscapeLeadingWhitespace.py
+++ b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/EscapeLeadingWhitespace.py
@@ -2,11 +2,56 @@
 
 
 class EscapeLeadingWhitespace(Enum):
+    ALWAYS = auto()
     NEVER = auto()
+    ONLY_ON_SPACE = auto()
+    ONLY_ON_TAB = auto()
 
-    def escape_line(self, line: str, space: str, tab: str) -> str:  # noqa: ARG002
-        return line
+    def escape_line(self, line: str, space: str, tab: str) -> str:
+        if line.startswith(" "):
+            if (
+                self == EscapeLeadingWhitespace.ALWAYS
+                or self == EscapeLeadingWhitespace.ONLY_ON_SPACE
+            ):
+                return f"{space}{line[1:]}"
+            else:
+                return line
+        elif line.startswith("\t"):
+            if (
+                self == EscapeLeadingWhitespace.ALWAYS
+                or self == EscapeLeadingWhitespace.ONLY_ON_TAB
+            ):
+                return f"{tab}{line[1:]}"
+            else:
+                return line
+        else:
+            return line
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def appropriate_for(file_content: str) -> "EscapeLeadingWhitespace":  # noqa: ARG004
-        return EscapeLeadingWhitespace.NEVER
+    @classmethod
+    def appropriate_for(cls, file_content: str) -> "EscapeLeadingWhitespace":
+        MIXED = "m"
+        common_whitespace = None
+
+        for line in file_content.splitlines():
+            whitespace = "".join(c for c in line if c.isspace())
+            if not whitespace:
+                continue
+            elif all(c == " " for c in whitespace):
+                whitespace = " "
+            elif all(c == "\t" for c in whitespace):
+                whitespace = "\t"
+            else:
+                whitespace = MIXED
+
+            if common_whitespace is None:
+                common_whitespace = whitespace
+            elif common_whitespace != whitespace:
+                common_whitespace = MIXED
+                break
+
+        if common_whitespace == " ":
+            return cls.ONLY_ON_TAB
+        elif common_whitespace == "\t":
+            return cls.ONLY_ON_SPACE
+        else:
+            return cls.ALWAYS
diff --git a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/Literals.py b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/Literals.py
index 0819b2c9..b3e17680 100644
--- a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/Literals.py
+++ b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/Literals.py
@@ -212,27 +212,10 @@ def _unescape_python(self, source: str) -> str:
         return value.getvalue()
 
     def parseMultiPython(self, source_with_quotes: str) -> str:
-        assert source_with_quotes.startswith(TRIPLE_QUOTE + "\n")
+        assert source_with_quotes.startswith(TRIPLE_QUOTE)
         assert source_with_quotes.endswith(TRIPLE_QUOTE)
-
-        source = source_with_quotes[len(TRIPLE_QUOTE) + 1 : -len(TRIPLE_QUOTE)]
-        lines = source.split("\n")
-
-        common_prefix = min(
-            (line[: len(line) - len(line.lstrip())] for line in lines if line.strip()),
-            default="",
-        )
-
-        def remove_common_prefix(line: str) -> str:
-            return line[len(common_prefix) :] if common_prefix else line
-
-        def handle_escape_sequences(line: str) -> str:
-            return self._unescape_python(line.rstrip())
-
-        return "\n".join(
-            handle_escape_sequences(remove_common_prefix(line))
-            for line in lines
-            if line.strip()
+        return self._unescape_python(
+            source_with_quotes[len(TRIPLE_QUOTE) : -len(TRIPLE_QUOTE)]
         )
 
 
diff --git a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/SourceFile.py b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/SourceFile.py
index b621b4f0..24962b02 100644
--- a/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/SourceFile.py
+++ b/python/selfie-lib/selfie_lib/SourceFile.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def _parse_code(
             # If all parentheses are closed, return the current index
             if parenthesis_count == 0:
                 end_paren = i
-                end_arg = i - 1
+                end_arg = i
                 return (end_paren, end_arg)
         # else ...
         raise AssertionError(
diff --git a/python/selfie-lib/tests/LiteralString_test.py b/python/selfie-lib/tests/LiteralString_test.py
index d19c7a63..3fbaf2d2 100644
--- a/python/selfie-lib/tests/LiteralString_test.py
+++ b/python/selfie-lib/tests/LiteralString_test.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ def test_parse_single(self, value, expected):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("value", "expected"),
         [
-            ("\n123\nabc", "123\nabc"),
-            ("\n  123\n  abc", "123\nabc"),
-            ("\n  123  \n  abc\t", "123\nabc"),
-            ("\n  123  \\s\n  abc\t\\s", "123   \nabc\t "),
+            ("\n123\nabc", "\n123\nabc"),
+            ("\n  123\n  abc", "\n  123\n  abc"),
+            ("\n  123  \n  abc\t", "\n  123  \n  abc\t"),
+            ("  123  \n  abc\t", "  123  \n  abc\t"),
         ],
     )
     def test_parse_multi(self, value, expected):