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Brace yourself: Add to explanation

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Resolves https://github.com/satwikkansal/wtfpython/issues/114
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@ -2148,11 +2148,13 @@ from __future__ import braces
SyntaxError: not a chance
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Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java.
Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java. Okay, another surprising thing, can you find where's the `SyntaxError` raised in `__future__` module [code](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/__future__.py)?
#### 💡 Explanation:
+ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" here is however ironic.
+ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" in this specific context is however ironic.
+ This is an easter egg concerned with the community's feelings on this issue.
+ The code is actually present [here](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/025eb98dc0c1dc27404df6c544fc2944e0fa9f3a/Python/future.c#L49) in `future.c` file.
+ When the CPython compiler encounters a [future statement](https://docs.python.org/3.3/reference/simple_stmts.html#future-statements), it first runs the appropriate code in `future.c` before treating it as a normal import statement.
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