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-Sanic is a Python web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the `async/await` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
+Sanic is a Python web server and web framework that's written to go fast. It allows the usage of the ``async/await`` syntax added in Python 3.5, which makes your code non-blocking and speedy.
 
 `Source code on GitHub <https://github.com/huge-success/sanic/>`_ | `Help and discussion board <https://community.sanicframework.org/>`_.