1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/lib2to3/patcomp.py b/Lib/lib2to3/patcomp.py
index 24251cb..3831622 100644
--- a/Lib/lib2to3/patcomp.py
+++ b/Lib/lib2to3/patcomp.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __author__ = "Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>"
 import os
 
 # Fairly local imports
-from .pgen2 import driver, literals, token, tokenize, parse
+from .pgen2 import driver, literals, token, tokenize, parse, grammar
 
 # Really local imports
 from . import pytree
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class PatternCompiler(object):
         node = nodes[0]
         if node.type == token.STRING:
             value = str(literals.evalString(node.value))
-            return pytree.LeafPattern(content=value)
+            return pytree.LeafPattern(_type_of_literal(value), value)
         elif node.type == token.NAME:
             value = node.value
             if value.isupper():
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ TOKEN_MAP = {"NAME": token.NAME,
              "TOKEN": None}
 
 
+def _type_of_literal(value):
+    if value[0].isalpha():
+        return token.NAME
+    elif value in grammar.opmap:
+        return grammar.opmap[value]
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
 def pattern_convert(grammar, raw_node_info):
     """Converts raw node information to a Node or Leaf instance."""
     type, value, context, children = raw_node_info