diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/package_cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/package_cataloger_test.go
index 0c4d99f96..4aced6a4d 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/package_cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/package_cataloger_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ func TestPythonPackageWheelCataloger(t *testing.T) {
 						{Path: "Pygments-2.6.1.dist-info/RECORD"},
 						{Path: "pygments/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc"},
 						{Path: "pygments/util.py", Digest: &pkg.PythonFileDigest{"sha256", "586xXHiJGGZxqk5PMBu3vBhE68DLuAe5MBARWrSPGxA"}, Size: "10778"},
+
+						{Path: "pygments/x_util.py", Digest: &pkg.PythonFileDigest{"sha256", "qpzzsOW31KT955agi-7NS--90I0iNiJCyLJQnRCHgKI="}, Size: "10778"},
 					},
 					TopLevelPackages: []string{"pygments", "something_else"},
 				},
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
index 4f3e828ac..764b6bf08 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 )
 
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ func parseWheelOrEggRecord(reader io.Reader) ([]pkg.PythonFileRecord, error) {
 				if item == "" {
 					continue
 				}
-				fields := strings.Split(item, "=")
-
+				fields := strings.SplitN(item, "=", 2)
 				if len(fields) != 2 {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected python record digest: %q", item)
+					log.Warnf("unexpected python record digest: %q", item)
+					continue
 				}
 
 				record.Digest = &pkg.PythonFileDigest{
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record_test.go
index c0cf578b5..7b178d9f0 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func TestParseWheelEggRecord(t *testing.T) {
 				{Path: "Pygments-2.6.1.dist-info/RECORD"},
 				{Path: "pygments/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc"},
 				{Path: "pygments/util.py", Digest: &pkg.PythonFileDigest{"sha256", "586xXHiJGGZxqk5PMBu3vBhE68DLuAe5MBARWrSPGxA"}, Size: "10778"},
+				{Path: "pygments/x_util.py", Digest: &pkg.PythonFileDigest{"sha256", "qpzzsOW31KT955agi-7NS--90I0iNiJCyLJQnRCHgKI="}, Size: "10778"},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/test-fixtures/dist-info/RECORD b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/test-fixtures/dist-info/RECORD
index af233f390..b7beac37e 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/test-fixtures/dist-info/RECORD
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/test-fixtures/dist-info/RECORD
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 Pygments-2.6.1.dist-info/AUTHORS,sha256=PVpa2_Oku6BGuiUvutvuPnWGpzxqFy2I8-NIrqCvqUY,8449
 Pygments-2.6.1.dist-info/RECORD,,
 pygments/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc,,
-pygments/util.py,sha256=586xXHiJGGZxqk5PMBu3vBhE68DLuAe5MBARWrSPGxA,10778
\ No newline at end of file
+pygments/util.py,sha256=586xXHiJGGZxqk5PMBu3vBhE68DLuAe5MBARWrSPGxA,10778
+pygments/x_util.py,sha256=qpzzsOW31KT955agi-7NS--90I0iNiJCyLJQnRCHgKI=,10778