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     list. Do ``from __future__ import braces`` to get a definitive
     answer on this subject.
  
+ * No more backticks.
+ 
+     Backticks ("`") will no longer be used as shorthand for repr --
+     but that doesn't mean they are available for other uses.  Even
+     ignoring the backwards compatibility confusion, the character
+     itself causes too many problems. (in some fonts, on some keyboards,
+     when typesetting a book, etc)   
+ 
+     Thread:  "new operators via backquoting",
+     http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2007-January/000054.html
+ 
  * Referencing the global name ``foo`` will not be spelled ``globals.foo``.
    The ``global`` statement will stay.