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@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ This code was contributed by Lance Ellinghouse, and modified by Jack Jansen.
The :mod:`uu` module defines the following functions:
-.. function:: encode(in_file, out_file, name=None, mode=None)
+.. function:: encode(in_file, out_file, name=None, mode=None, *, backtick=False)
Uuencode file *in_file* into file *out_file*. The uuencoded file will have
the header specifying *name* and *mode* as the defaults for the results of
decoding the file. The default defaults are taken from *in_file*, or ``'-'``
- and ``0o666`` respectively.
+ and ``0o666`` respectively. If *backtick* is true, zeros are represented by
+ ``'`'`` instead of spaces.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.7
+ Added the *backtick* parameter.
.. function:: decode(in_file, out_file=None, mode=None, quiet=False)