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@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ of the cache exceeds its maximum size, the cache must choose which
 item(s) to discard based on a suitable `cache algorithm`_.
 
 In general, a cache's size is the sum of the size of its items.  If
-the size of each items is `1`, a cache's size is equal to the number
-of its items, i.e. `len`.  An items's size may also be a property or
-function of its value, e.g. the result of `sys.getsizeof`, or `len`
-for string and sequence values.
+the size of each items is ``1``, a cache's size is equal to the number
+of its items, i.e. ``len()``.  An items's size may also be a property
+or function of its value, e.g. the result of ``sys.getsizeof()``, or
+``len`` for string and sequence values.
 
 This module provides various cache implementations based on different
 cache algorithms, as well as decorators for easily memoizing function