Fix backtick and date

Author: Pierre-Sassoulas

doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    :maxdepth: 2
 
 :Release:4.0
-:Date: TBA
+:Date: 2025-10-12
 
 Summary -- Release highlights
 =============================
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ Release date: 2025-10-12
 Breaking Changes
 ----------------
 
-- `invalid-name` now distinguishes module-level constants that are assigned only once
-  from those that are reassigned and now applies `--variable-rgx` to the latter. Values
+- ``invalid-name`` now distinguishes module-level constants that are assigned only once
+  from those that are reassigned and now applies ``--variable-rgx`` to the latter. Values
   other than literals (lists, sets, objects) can pass against either the constant or
   variable regexes (e.g. "LOGGER" or "logger" but not "LoGgEr").
 
-  Remember that `--good-names` or `--good-names-rgxs` can be provided to explicitly
+  Remember that ``--good-names`` or ``--good-names-rgxs`` can be provided to explicitly
   allow good names.
 
   Closes #3585 (`#3585 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/3585>`_)
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ Breaking Changes
 
   Refs #9255 (`#9255 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9255>`_)
 
-- `pyreverse` `Run` was changed to no longer call `sys.exit()` in its `__init__`.
-  You should now call `Run(args).run()` which will return the exit code instead.
-  Having a class that always raised a `SystemExit` exception was considered a bug.
+- ``pyreverse`` ``Run`` was changed to no longer call ``sys.exit()`` in its ``__init__``.
+  You should now call ``Run(args).run()`` which will return the exit code instead.
+  Having a class that always raised a ``SystemExit`` exception was considered a bug.
 
   Normal usage of pyreverse through the CLI will not be affected by this change.
 
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Breaking Changes
 
   Refs #10583 (`#10583 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10583>`_)
 
-- Version requirement for `isort` has been bumped to >=5.0.0.
-  The internal compatibility for older `isort` versions exposed via `pylint.utils.IsortDriver` has
+- Version requirement for ``isort`` has been bumped to >=5.0.0.
+  The internal compatibility for older ``isort`` versions exposed via ``pylint.utils.IsortDriver`` has
   been removed.
 
   Refs #10637 (`#10637 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10637>`_)
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ New Features
   Closes #9045
   Closes #9267 (`#9045 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9045>`_)
 
-- The `fixme` check can now search through docstrings as well as comments, by using
+- The ``fixme`` check can now search through docstrings as well as comments, by using
   ``check-fixme-in-docstring = true`` in the ``[tool.pylint.miscellaneous]`` section.
 
   Closes #9255 (`#9255 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9255>`_)
 
-- The `use-implicit-booleaness-not-x` checks now distinguish between comparisons
+- The ``use-implicit-booleaness-not-x`` checks now distinguish between comparisons
   used in boolean contexts and those that are not, enabling them to provide more accurate refactoring suggestions.
 
   Closes #9353 (`#9353 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9353>`_)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ New Features
 
   Closes #9357 (`#9357 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9357>`_)
 
-- colorized reporter now colorizes messages/categories that have been configured as `fail-on` in red inverse.
+- colorized reporter now colorizes messages/categories that have been configured as ``fail-on`` in red inverse.
   This makes it easier to quickly find the errors that are causing pylint CI job failures.
 
   Closes #9898 (`#9898 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9898>`_)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ New Features
 
   Closes #10236 (`#10236 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10236>`_)
 
-- `pyreverse`: add support for colorized output when using output format `mmd` (MermaidJS) and `html`.
+- ``pyreverse``: add support for colorized output when using output format ``mmd`` (MermaidJS) and ``html``.
 
   Closes #10242 (`#10242 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10242>`_)
 
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ New Checks
 False Positives Fixed
 ---------------------
 
-- Fix a false positive for `used-before-assignment` when a variable defined under
-  an `if` and via a named expression (walrus operator) is used later when guarded
-  under the same `if` test.
+- Fix a false positive for ``used-before-assignment`` when a variable defined under
+  an ``if`` and via a named expression (walrus operator) is used later when guarded
+  under the same ``if`` test.
 
   Closes #10061 (`#10061 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10061>`_)
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ False Positives Fixed
 False Negatives Fixed
 ---------------------
 
-- Fix false negative for `used-before-assignment` when a `TYPE_CHECKING` import is used as a type annotation prior to erroneous usage.
+- Fix false negative for ``used-before-assignment`` when a ``TYPE_CHECKING`` import is used as a type annotation prior to erroneous usage.
 
   Refs #8893 (`#8893 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8893>`_)
 
@@ -295,16 +295,16 @@ False Negatives Fixed
 
   Closes #9999 (`#9999 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/9999>`_)
 
-- Fix false negative for `used-before-assignment` when a function is defined inside a `TYPE_CHECKING` guard block and used later.
+- Fix false negative for ``used-before-assignment`` when a function is defined inside a ``TYPE_CHECKING`` guard block and used later.
 
   Closes #10028 (`#10028 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10028>`_)
 
-- Fix a false negative for `possibly-used-before-assignment` when a variable is conditionally defined
+- Fix a false negative for ``possibly-used-before-assignment`` when a variable is conditionally defined
   and later assigned to a type-annotated variable.
 
   Closes #10421 (`#10421 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10421>`_)
 
-- Fix false negative for `deprecated-module` when a `__import__` method is used instead of `import` sentence.
+- Fix false negative for ``deprecated-module`` when a ``__import__`` method is used instead of ``import`` sentence.
 
   Refs #10453 (`#10453 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10453>`_)
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Other Bug Fixes
 
   Closes #10217 (`#10217 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10217>`_)
 
-- Fix a crash caused by malformed format strings when using `.format` with keyword arguments.
+- Fix a crash caused by malformed format strings when using ``.format`` with keyword arguments.
 
   Closes #10282 (`#10282 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10282>`_)