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@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ from itertools import *
 
 >>> permutations('abc', 2)
 [('a', 'b'), ('a', 'c'), ('b', 'a'), ('b', 'c'), ('c', 'a'), ('c', 'b')]
-```
 
 >>> product('ab', [1, 2])
 [('a', 1), ('a', 2), ('b', 1), ('b', 2)]