Patch #1627052 (backticks in PEP3099).

pep-3099.txt

@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ Core language
    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.