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 ```
 
 ### String Options
-**'!r' uses objects repr() function, instead of __format__() to get a string.** 
+**'!r' uses objects `repr()` function, instead of `__format__()`, to get a string.** 
 ```python
 {'abcde'!r}      # "'abcde'"
 ```