diff -urN emacs-23.2-orig/lisp/progmodes/python.el emacs-23.2/lisp/progmodes/python.el
--- emacs-23.2-orig/lisp/progmodes/python.el	2010-04-04 07:26:12 +0900
+++ emacs-23.2/lisp/progmodes/python.el	2010-06-08 02:39:49 +0900
@@ -2492,7 +2492,6 @@
 	 (^ '(- (1+ (current-indentation))))))
   ;; Python defines TABs as being 8-char wide.
   (set (make-local-variable 'tab-width) 8)
-  (unless font-lock-mode (font-lock-mode 1))
   (when python-guess-indent (python-guess-indent))
   ;; Let's make it harder for the user to shoot himself in the foot.
   (unless (= tab-width python-indent)