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 ### pySerial
 
 The Makefile also delegates resetting the board to a short Python program.
-You'll need to install `[pySerial](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial)` to use it though.
+You'll need to install [`pySerial`](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial) to use it though.
 
 On most systems you should be able to install it using either `pip` or `easy_install`.