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@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ To try this out you will need: python 3, cython
     compilation for you, you can by the way see the C code generated
     in test.c, the function call starts something like:
 
-        :::C
         static double __pyx_f_4test_integrand(CYTHON_UNUSED int __pyx_v_n, double *__pyx_v_args)
 
     [`CYTHON_UNUSED` _I think_ because the argument n is not used in `integrand()`, but the standard rubric for `LowLevelCallable.from_cython()` needs it]