diff --git a/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config.py b/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config.py
index 910002415e72250bc11e544e3263ad0ade5dbe64..c1bab67e17c78400aecf81566d87db11d63ef367 100644
--- a/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config.py
+++ b/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-'''Configuration file automatically generated at 08/07/2018
+"""Configuration file automatically generated at 08/07/2018
 cli test
 
 Test command
 
-Examples!'''
+Examples!"""
 
 # test = /my/path/test.txt
-'''Required parameter: test (-t, --test)
-Path leading to test blablabla'''
+"""Required parameter: test (-t, --test)
+Path leading to test blablabla"""
 
 # verbose = 0
-'''Optional parameter: verbose (-v, --verbose) [default: 0]
-Increase the verbosity level from 0 (only error messages) to 1 (warnings), 2 (log messages), 3 (debug information) by adding the --verbose option as often as desired (e.g. '-vvv' for debug).'''
+"""Optional parameter: verbose (-v, --verbose) [default: 0]
+Increase the verbosity level from 0 (only error messages) to 1 (warnings), 2 (log messages), 3 (debug information) by adding the --verbose option as often as desired (e.g. '-vvv' for debug)."""
diff --git a/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config2.py b/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config2.py
index 67be3154990347a5ee65d375571ace8f59d714dd..f5e999b671bc08e9ac5217283dde04501571886b 100644
--- a/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config2.py
+++ b/bob/extension/data/test_dump_config2.py
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
-'''Configuration file automatically generated at 08/07/2018
+"""Configuration file automatically generated at 08/07/2018
 cli test
 
 Blablabla bli blo
 
-Parameters
-----------
-xxx : :any:`list`
-    blabla blablo
-yyy : callable
-    bli bla blo bla bla bla
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        xxx : :any:`list`
+            blabla blablo
+        yyy : callable
+            bli bla blo bla bla bla
 
-[CONFIG]...           BLA BLA BLA BLA'''
+        [CONFIG]...           BLA BLA BLA BLA"""
 
 # database = None
-'''Required parameter: database (--database, -d)
+"""Required parameter: database (--database, -d)
 bla bla bla Can be a ``bob.extension.test_dump_config`` entry point, a module name, or a path to a Python file which contains a variable named `database`.
-Registered entries are: ['basic_config', 'resource_config', 'subpackage_config']'''
+Registered entries are: ['basic_config', 'resource_config', 'subpackage_config']"""
 
 # annotator = None
-'''Required parameter: annotator (--annotator, -a)
+"""Required parameter: annotator (--annotator, -a)
 bli bli bli Can be a ``bob.extension.test_dump_config`` entry point, a module name, or a path to a Python file which contains a variable named `annotator`.
-Registered entries are: ['basic_config', 'resource_config', 'subpackage_config']'''
+Registered entries are: ['basic_config', 'resource_config', 'subpackage_config']"""
 
 # output_dir = None
-'''Required parameter: output_dir (--output-dir, -o)
-blo blo blo'''
+"""Required parameter: output_dir (--output-dir, -o)
+blo blo blo"""
 
 # force = False
-'''Optional parameter: force (--force, -f) [default: False]
-lalalalalala'''
+"""Optional parameter: force (--force, -f) [default: False]
+lalalalalala"""
 
 # array = 1
-'''Optional parameter: array (--array) [default: 1]
-lililili'''
+"""Optional parameter: array (--array) [default: 1]
+lililili"""
 
 # database_directories_file = ~/databases.txt
-'''Optional parameter: database_directories_file (--database-directories-file) [default: ~/databases.txt]
-lklklklk'''
+"""Optional parameter: database_directories_file (--database-directories-file) [default: ~/databases.txt]
+lklklklk"""
 
 # verbose = 0
-'''Optional parameter: verbose (-v, --verbose) [default: 0]
-Increase the verbosity level from 0 (only error messages) to 1 (warnings), 2 (log messages), 3 (debug information) by adding the --verbose option as often as desired (e.g. '-vvv' for debug).'''
+"""Optional parameter: verbose (-v, --verbose) [default: 0]
+Increase the verbosity level from 0 (only error messages) to 1 (warnings), 2 (log messages), 3 (debug information) by adding the --verbose option as often as desired (e.g. '-vvv' for debug)."""
diff --git a/bob/extension/test_click_helper.py b/bob/extension/test_click_helper.py
index 3607318dbcf535aa37df2659a2d9ff6ee7f0c0ae..3f09ee5c80fac7329e28da8dbfe6eaf6717e097d 100644
--- a/bob/extension/test_click_helper.py
+++ b/bob/extension/test_click_helper.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def _assert_config_dump(ref, ref_date):
     # uncomment below to re-write tests
     # open(ref, 'wt').write(open('TEST_CONF').read())
     with open("TEST_CONF", "r") as f, open(ref, "r") as f2:
-        text = f.read()
+        text = f.read().replace("'''", '"""')
         ref_text = f2.read().replace(ref_date, today)
         assert text == ref_text, "\n".join(
             [text, "########################\n" * 2, ref_text]