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Gallopsled · Jan 26, 2025 · 60cb93b · 60cb93b
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 Pwntools is best supported on 64-bit Ubuntu LTS releases (22.04 and 24.04).  Most functionality should work on any Posix-like distribution (Debian, Arch, FreeBSD, OSX, etc.).  
 
-Pwntools requires Python 3.10 since version 5.0.0.  Use Pwntools 4.x for older versions as well as Python 2.7. Most of the functionality of pwntools is self-contained and Python-only.  You should be able to get running quickly with
+Pwntools supports Python 3.10+ since version 5.0.0.  Use Pwntools 4.x for older versions as well as Python 2.7. Most of the functionality of pwntools is self-contained and Python-only.  You should be able to get running quickly with
 
 ```sh
 sudo apt-get update

diff --git a/docs/source/install.rst b/docs/source/install.rst
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 Released Version
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-pwntools is available as a ``pip`` package for Python3. Version v5.0.0 requires Python3.10 or later.
+pwntools is available as a ``pip`` package for Python3. Version v5.0.0 supports Python3.10 or later. Use v4 if you use earlier versions of Python.
 
 Python3
 ^^^^^^^
 
+The Python version required for installing Pwntools is kept as low as possible on a best-effort basis.  However, new features target Python3.10 and later.
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 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ sudo apt-get update