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 NEXT (2.6)
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+- fix issue453: the result of the pytest_assertrepr_compare hook now gets
+  it's newlines escaped so that format_exception does not blow up.
+
 - internal new warning system: pytest will now produce warnings when
   it detects oddities in your test collection or execution.  
   Warnings are ultimately sent to a new pytest_logwarning hook which is