diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py b/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
index 60017e0..e91c572 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         self.buffer = self.buffer + data
 
     def found_terminator(self):
-        print "Received:", `self.buffer`
+        print "Received:", repr(self.buffer)
         self.buffer = ""
         self.close()
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index 46f3d68..9aa24c2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         (' 314', 314),
         ('314 ', 314),
         ('  \t\t  314  \t\t  ', 314),
-        (`sys.maxint`, sys.maxint),
+        (repr(sys.maxint), sys.maxint),
         ('  1x', ValueError),
         ('  1  ', 1),
         ('  1\02  ', ValueError),
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
                     except v:
                         pass
 
-        s = `-1-sys.maxint`
+        s = repr(-1-sys.maxint)
         self.assertEqual(int(s)+1, -sys.maxint)
         # should return long
         int(s[1:])
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_contains.py b/Lib/test/test_contains.py
index 04eedf1..e6f5cf7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_contains.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_contains.py
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@
 # A collection of tests on builtin sequence types
 a = range(10)
 for i in a:
-    check(i in a, "%s not in %s" % (`i`, `a`))
-check(16 not in a, "16 not in %s" % `a`)
-check(a not in a, "%s not in %s" % (`a`, `a`))
+    check(i in a, "%r not in %r" % (i, a))
+check(16 not in a, "16 not in %r" % (a,))
+check(a not in a, "%s not in %r" % (a, a))
 
 a = tuple(a)
 for i in a:
-    check(i in a, "%s not in %s" % (`i`, `a`))
-check(16 not in a, "16 not in %s" % `a`)
-check(a not in a, "%s not in %s" % (`a`, `a`))
+    check(i in a, "%r not in %r" % (i, a))
+check(16 not in a, "16 not in %r" % (a,))
+check(a not in a, "%r not in %r" % (a, a))
 
 class Deviant1:
     """Behaves strangely when compared
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_copy.py b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
index 6e32ddd..bd5a3e1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_copy.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                  "hello", u"hello\u1234", f.func_code,
                  NewStyle, xrange(10), Classic, max]
         for x in tests:
-            self.assert_(copy.copy(x) is x, `x`)
+            self.assert_(copy.copy(x) is x, repr(x))
 
     def test_copy_list(self):
         x = [1, 2, 3]
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
                  "hello", u"hello\u1234", f.func_code,
                  NewStyle, xrange(10), Classic, max]
         for x in tests:
-            self.assert_(copy.deepcopy(x) is x, `x`)
+            self.assert_(copy.deepcopy(x) is x, repr(x))
 
     def test_deepcopy_list(self):
         x = [[1, 2], 3]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index d0500e6..ccb9fe6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -500,15 +500,15 @@
         __str__ = __repr__
 
     a = Number(3.14, prec=6)
-    vereq(`a`, "3.14")
+    vereq(repr(a), "3.14")
     vereq(a.prec, 6)
 
     a = Number(a, prec=2)
-    vereq(`a`, "3.1")
+    vereq(repr(a), "3.1")
     vereq(a.prec, 2)
 
     a = Number(234.5)
-    vereq(`a`, "234.5")
+    vereq(repr(a), "234.5")
     vereq(a.prec, 12)
 
 def spamlists():
@@ -2801,8 +2801,8 @@
             vereq(sorteditems(x.__dict__), sorteditems(a.__dict__))
             vereq(y.__class__, b.__class__)
             vereq(sorteditems(y.__dict__), sorteditems(b.__dict__))
-            vereq(`x`, `a`)
-            vereq(`y`, `b`)
+            vereq(repr(x), repr(a))
+            vereq(repr(y), repr(b))
             if verbose:
                 print "a = x =", a
                 print "b = y =", b
@@ -2835,8 +2835,8 @@
     vereq(sorteditems(x.__dict__), sorteditems(a.__dict__))
     vereq(y.__class__, b.__class__)
     vereq(sorteditems(y.__dict__), sorteditems(b.__dict__))
-    vereq(`x`, `a`)
-    vereq(`y`, `b`)
+    vereq(repr(x), repr(a))
+    vereq(repr(y), repr(b))
     if verbose:
         print "a = x =", a
         print "b = y =", b
@@ -2968,13 +2968,13 @@
             else:
                 return I(pow(int(other), int(self), int(mod)))
 
-    vereq(`I(1) + I(2)`, "I(3)")
-    vereq(`I(1) + 2`, "I(3)")
-    vereq(`1 + I(2)`, "I(3)")
-    vereq(`I(2) ** I(3)`, "I(8)")
-    vereq(`2 ** I(3)`, "I(8)")
-    vereq(`I(2) ** 3`, "I(8)")
-    vereq(`pow(I(2), I(3), I(5))`, "I(3)")
+    vereq(repr(I(1) + I(2)), "I(3)")
+    vereq(repr(I(1) + 2), "I(3)")
+    vereq(repr(1 + I(2)), "I(3)")
+    vereq(repr(I(2) ** I(3)), "I(8)")
+    vereq(repr(2 ** I(3)), "I(8)")
+    vereq(repr(I(2) ** 3), "I(8)")
+    vereq(repr(pow(I(2), I(3), I(5))), "I(3)")
     class S(str):
         def __eq__(self, other):
             return self.lower() == other.lower()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py b/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
index 530ca0c..1dabfa4 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     lockdata = struct.pack('hh'+start_len+'hh', fcntl.F_WRLCK, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 if lockdata:
     if verbose:
-        print 'struct.pack: ', `lockdata`
+        print 'struct.pack: ', repr(lockdata)
 
 # the example from the library docs
 f = open(filename, 'w')
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 if sys.platform not in ['os2emx']:
     rv = fcntl.fcntl(f.fileno(), fcntl.F_SETLKW, lockdata)
     if verbose:
-        print 'String from fcntl with F_SETLKW: ', `rv`
+        print 'String from fcntl with F_SETLKW: ', repr(rv)
 
 f.close()
 os.unlink(filename)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_generators.py b/Lib/test/test_generators.py
index c72fae7..0a76367 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_generators.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_generators.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     ...         self.right = right
     ...
     ...     def __repr__(self, level=0, indent="    "):
-    ...         s = level*indent + `self.label`
+    ...         s = level*indent + repr(self.label)
     ...         if self.left:
     ...             s = s + "\\n" + self.left.__repr__(level+1, indent)
     ...         if self.right:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
index 6666c13..0eed4bb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         try:
             x = eval(s)
         except OverflowError:
-            print "OverflowError on huge integer literal " + `s`
+            print "OverflowError on huge integer literal " + repr(s)
 elif eval('maxint == 9223372036854775807'):
     if eval('-9223372036854775807-1 != -01000000000000000000000'):
         raise TestFailed, 'max negative int'
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         try:
             x = eval(s)
         except OverflowError:
-            print "OverflowError on huge integer literal " + `s`
+            print "OverflowError on huge integer literal " + repr(s)
 else:
     print 'Weird maxint value', maxint
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hash.py b/Lib/test/test_hash.py
index 90e80fc..3d6c9d1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hash.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hash.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         hashed = map(hash, objlist)
         for h in hashed[1:]:
             if h != hashed[0]:
-                self.fail("hashed values differ: %s" % `objlist`)
+                self.fail("hashed values differ: %r" % (objlist,))
 
     def test_numeric_literals(self):
         self.same_hash(1, 1L, 1.0, 1.0+0.0j)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_math.py b/Lib/test/test_math.py
index 3a6b7fc..a092265 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_math.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_math.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 print 'frexp'
 def testfrexp(name, (mant, exp), (emant, eexp)):
     if abs(mant-emant) > eps or exp != eexp:
-        raise TestFailed, '%s returned %s, expected %s'%\
-              (name, `mant, exp`, `emant,eexp`)
+        raise TestFailed, '%s returned %r, expected %r'%\
+              (name, (mant, exp), (emant,eexp))
 
 testfrexp('frexp(-1)', math.frexp(-1), (-0.5, 1))
 testfrexp('frexp(0)', math.frexp(0), (0, 0))
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
 print 'modf'
 def testmodf(name, (v1, v2), (e1, e2)):
     if abs(v1-e1) > eps or abs(v2-e2):
-        raise TestFailed, '%s returned %s, expected %s'%\
-              (name, `v1,v2`, `e1,e2`)
+        raise TestFailed, '%s returned %r, expected %r'%\
+              (name, (v1,v2), (e1,e2))
 
 testmodf('modf(1.5)', math.modf(1.5), (0.5, 1.0))
 testmodf('modf(-1.5)', math.modf(-1.5), (-0.5, -1.0))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
index cb84987..a54fbd3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@
             print "Test Failed: ", name
             sys.stdout.flush()
             traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())
-            print `sys.exc_info()[1]`
+            print repr(sys.exc_info()[1])
             Node.allnodes = {}
 
 if failed:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mpz.py b/Lib/test/test_mpz.py
index dc583ae..be1fd1f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_mpz.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_mpz.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     mpz_num = mpz.mpz(num)
     vereq(int(mpz_num), num)
     vereq(long(mpz_num), num)
-    vereq(str(mpz_num), 'mpz(%s)' % `int(num)`)
+    vereq(str(mpz_num), 'mpz(%d)' % int(num))
 
 check_conversion(10)
 check_conversion(10L)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_poll.py b/Lib/test/test_poll.py
index ed1d736..2ecae69 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_poll.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_poll.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         elif flags & select.POLLIN:
             line = p.readline()
             if verbose:
-                print `line`
+                print repr(line)
             if not line:
                 if verbose:
                     print 'EOF'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_popen2.py b/Lib/test/test_popen2.py
index cf3a094..2a15a20 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_popen2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_popen2.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     w.close()
     got = r.read()
     if got.strip() != expected:
-        raise ValueError("wrote %s read %s" % (`teststr`, `got`))
+        raise ValueError("wrote %r read %r" % (teststr, got))
     print "testing popen3..."
     try:
         w, r, e = os.popen3([cmd])
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
     w.close()
     got = r.read()
     if got.strip() != expected:
-        raise ValueError("wrote %s read %s" % (`teststr`, `got`))
+        raise ValueError("wrote %r read %r" % (teststr, got))
     got = e.read()
     if got:
-        raise ValueError("unexected %s on stderr" % `got`)
+        raise ValueError("unexected %r on stderr" % (got,))
     for inst in popen2._active[:]:
         inst.wait()
     if popen2._active:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pprint.py b/Lib/test/test_pprint.py
index a61bb66..27d6b52 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pprint.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pprint.py
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
                      self.a, self.b):
             # module-level convenience functions
             verify(not pprint.isrecursive(safe),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (safe,))
             verify(pprint.isreadable(safe),
-                   "expected isreadable for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected isreadable for %r" % (safe,))
             # PrettyPrinter methods
             verify(not pp.isrecursive(safe),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (safe,))
             verify(pp.isreadable(safe),
-                   "expected isreadable for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected isreadable for %r" % (safe,))
 
     def test_knotted(self):
         # Verify .isrecursive() and .isreadable() w/ recursion
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@
         for safe in self.a, self.b, self.d, (self.d, self.d):
             # module-level convenience functions
             verify(not pprint.isrecursive(safe),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (safe,))
             verify(pprint.isreadable(safe),
-                   "expected isreadable for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected isreadable for %r" % (safe,))
             # PrettyPrinter methods
             verify(not pp.isrecursive(safe),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (safe,))
             verify(pp.isreadable(safe),
-                   "expected isreadable for " + `safe`)
+                   "expected isreadable for %r" % (safe,))
 
     def test_unreadable(self):
         # Not recursive but not readable anyway
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@
         for unreadable in type(3), pprint, pprint.isrecursive:
             # module-level convenience functions
             verify(not pprint.isrecursive(unreadable),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `unreadable`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (unreadable,))
             verify(not pprint.isreadable(unreadable),
-                   "expected not isreadable for " + `unreadable`)
+                   "expected not isreadable for %r" % (unreadable,))
             # PrettyPrinter methods
             verify(not pp.isrecursive(unreadable),
-                   "expected not isrecursive for " + `unreadable`)
+                   "expected not isrecursive for %r" % (unreadable,))
             verify(not pp.isreadable(unreadable),
-                   "expected not isreadable for " + `unreadable`)
+                   "expected not isreadable for %r" % (unreadable,))
 
     def test_same_as_repr(self):
         # Simple objects, small containers and classes that overwrite __repr__
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     def format(self, object, context, maxlevels, level):
         if isinstance(object, str):
             if ' ' in object:
-                return `object`, 1, 0
+                return repr(object), 1, 0
             else:
                 return object, 0, 0
         else:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pty.py b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
index 7a1b7b1..6bf9072 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pty.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         debug("Calling master_open()")
         master_fd, slave_name = pty.master_open()
         debug("Got master_fd '%d', slave_name '%s'"%(master_fd, slave_name))
-        debug("Calling slave_open(%s)"%`slave_name`)
+        debug("Calling slave_open(%r)"%(slave_name,))
         slave_fd = pty.slave_open(slave_name)
         debug("Got slave_fd '%d'"%slave_fd)
     except OSError:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyexpat.py b/Lib/test/test_pyexpat.py
index 09314c3..f281f8b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyexpat.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyexpat.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     if tag is not entry:
         print "expected L to contain many references to the same string",
         print "(it didn't)"
-        print "L =", `L`
+        print "L =", repr(L)
         break
 
 # Tests of the buffer_text attribute.
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@
 
     def check(self, expected, label):
         require(self.stuff == expected,
-                "%s\nstuff    = %s\nexpected = %s"
-                % (label, `self.stuff`, `map(unicode, expected)`))
+                "%s\nstuff    = %r\nexpected = %r"
+                % (label, self.stuff, map(unicode, expected)))
 
     def CharacterDataHandler(self, text):
         self.stuff.append(text)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_repr.py b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
index 29e1687..48d969f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_repr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
         eq(r("abcdefghijklmnop"),"'abcdefghijklmnop'")
 
         s = "a"*30+"b"*30
-        expected = `s`[:13] + "..." + `s`[-14:]
+        expected = repr(s)[:13] + "..." + repr(s)[-14:]
         eq(r(s), expected)
 
         eq(r("\"'"), repr("\"'"))
         s = "\""*30+"'"*100
-        expected = `s`[:13] + "..." + `s`[-14:]
+        expected = repr(s)[:13] + "..." + repr(s)[-14:]
         eq(r(s), expected)
 
     def test_container(self):
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         eq(r(1.0/3), repr(1.0/3))
 
         n = 10L**100
-        expected = `n`[:18] + "..." + `n`[-19:]
+        expected = repr(n)[:18] + "..." + repr(n)[-19:]
         eq(r(n), expected)
 
     def test_instance(self):
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         eq(r(i1), repr(i1))
 
         i2 = ClassWithRepr("x"*1000)
-        expected = `i2`[:13] + "..." + `i2`[-14:]
+        expected = repr(i2)[:13] + "..." + repr(i2)[-14:]
         eq(r(i2), expected)
 
         i3 = ClassWithFailingRepr()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_rotor.py b/Lib/test/test_rotor.py
index eeec55a..16a7dcd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_rotor.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_rotor.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 B = 'cheese shop'
 
 a = r.encrypt(A)
-print `a`
+print repr(a)
 b = r.encryptmore(B)
-print `b`
+print repr(b)
 
 A1 = r.decrypt(a)
 print A1
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_select.py b/Lib/test/test_select.py
index 6a00fe4..eaec52b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_select.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_select.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         if (rfd, wfd, xfd) == ([p], [], []):
             line = p.readline()
             if verbose:
-                print `line`
+                print repr(line)
             if not line:
                 if verbose:
                     print 'EOF'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_set.py b/Lib/test/test_set.py
index 3b108a1..3a85c76 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_set.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_set.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 
     def test_repr(self):
         if self.repr is not None:
-            self.assertEqual(`self.set`, self.repr)
+            self.assertEqual(repr(self.set), self.repr)
 
     def test_length(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.set), self.length)
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
 
     def test_deep_copy(self):
         dup = copy.deepcopy(self.set)
-        ##print type(dup), `dup`
+        ##print type(dup), repr(dup)
         dup_list = list(dup); dup_list.sort()
         set_list = list(self.set); set_list.sort()
         self.assertEqual(len(dup_list), len(set_list))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sets.py b/Lib/test/test_sets.py
index 9cc586f..4947e6b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sets.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sets.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     def test_repr(self):
         if self.repr is not None:
-            self.assertEqual(`self.set`, self.repr)
+            self.assertEqual(repr(self.set), self.repr)
 
     def test_length(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.set), self.length)
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 
     def test_deep_copy(self):
         dup = copy.deepcopy(self.set)
-        ##print type(dup), `dup`
+        ##print type(dup), repr(dup)
         dup_list = list(dup); dup_list.sort()
         set_list = list(self.set); set_list.sort()
         self.assertEqual(len(dup_list), len(set_list))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socketserver.py b/Lib/test/test_socketserver.py
index 36396da..cee5593 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socketserver.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socketserver.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     if sock in r:
         return sock.recv(n)
     else:
-        raise RuntimeError, "timed out on %s" % `sock`
+        raise RuntimeError, "timed out on %r" % (sock,)
 
 def testdgram(proto, addr):
     s = socket.socket(proto, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_struct.py b/Lib/test/test_struct.py
index 1e1092d..0641d9b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_struct.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_struct.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 sz = struct.calcsize(fmt)
 sz3 = struct.calcsize(fmt3)
 if sz * 3 != sz3:
-    raise TestFailed, 'inconsistent sizes (3*%s -> 3*%d = %d, %s -> %d)' % (
-        `fmt`, sz, 3*sz, `fmt3`, sz3)
+    raise TestFailed, 'inconsistent sizes (3*%r -> 3*%d = %d, %r -> %d)' % (
+        fmt, sz, 3*sz, fmt3, sz3)
 
 simple_err(struct.pack, 'iii', 3)
 simple_err(struct.pack, 'i', 3, 3, 3)
@@ -120,21 +120,21 @@
 
 for fmt, arg, big, lil, asy in tests:
     if verbose:
-        print `fmt`, `arg`, `big`, `lil`
+        print "%r %r %r %r" % (fmt, arg, big, lil)
     for (xfmt, exp) in [('>'+fmt, big), ('!'+fmt, big), ('<'+fmt, lil),
                         ('='+fmt, ISBIGENDIAN and big or lil)]:
         res = struct.pack(xfmt, arg)
         if res != exp:
-            raise TestFailed, "pack(%s, %s) -> %s # expected %s" % (
-                `fmt`, `arg`, `res`, `exp`)
+            raise TestFailed, "pack(%r, %r) -> %r # expected %r" % (
+                fmt, arg, res, exp)
         n = struct.calcsize(xfmt)
         if n != len(res):
-            raise TestFailed, "calcsize(%s) -> %d # expected %d" % (
-                `xfmt`, n, len(res))
+            raise TestFailed, "calcsize(%r) -> %d # expected %d" % (
+                xfmt, n, len(res))
         rev = struct.unpack(xfmt, res)[0]
         if rev != arg and not asy:
-            raise TestFailed, "unpack(%s, %s) -> (%s,) # expected (%s,)" % (
-                `fmt`, `res`, `rev`, `arg`)
+            raise TestFailed, "unpack(%r, %r) -> (%r,) # expected (%r,)" % (
+                fmt, res, rev, arg)
 
 ###########################################################################
 # Simple native q/Q tests.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_syntax.py b/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
index a40190e..4838608 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         except SyntaxError, err:
             mo = re.search(errtext, str(err))
             if mo is None:
-                self.fail("SyntaxError did not contain '%s'" % `errtext`)
+                self.fail("SyntaxError did not contain '%r'" % (errtext,))
         else:
             self.fail("compile() did not raise SyntaxError")
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_types.py b/Lib/test/test_types.py
index 1dd5165..aa8f854 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_types.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_types.py
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@
         a = {}
         b = {}
         for i in range(size):
-            a[`i`] = i
+            a[repr(i)] = i
             if copymode < 0:
-                b[`i`] = i
+                b[repr(i)] = i
         if copymode > 0:
             b = a.copy()
         for i in range(size):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_univnewlines.py b/Lib/test/test_univnewlines.py
index a6c079b..e91bde7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_univnewlines.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_univnewlines.py
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
         fp = open(test_support.TESTFN, self.READMODE)
         data = fp.read()
         self.assertEqual(data, DATA_LF)
-        self.assertEqual(`fp.newlines`, `self.NEWLINE`)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(fp.newlines), repr(self.NEWLINE))
 
     def test_readlines(self):
         fp = open(test_support.TESTFN, self.READMODE)
         data = fp.readlines()
         self.assertEqual(data, DATA_SPLIT)
-        self.assertEqual(`fp.newlines`, `self.NEWLINE`)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(fp.newlines), repr(self.NEWLINE))
 
     def test_readline(self):
         fp = open(test_support.TESTFN, self.READMODE)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             data.append(d)
             d = fp.readline()
         self.assertEqual(data, DATA_SPLIT)
-        self.assertEqual(`fp.newlines`, `self.NEWLINE`)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(fp.newlines), repr(self.NEWLINE))
 
     def test_seek(self):
         fp = open(test_support.TESTFN, self.READMODE)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
index 00cd7ae..b2d266d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         L2 = UserList.UserList(L)
         p2 = weakref.proxy(L2)
         self.assertEqual(p, p2)
-        ## self.assertEqual(`L2`, `p2`)
+        ## self.assertEqual(repr(L2), repr(p2))
         L3 = UserList.UserList(range(10))
         p3 = weakref.proxy(L3)
         self.assertEqual(L3[:], p3[:])