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Merge pull request #17485 from lovmat/clearify_why_using_python2

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Clarifying why Ansible still uses Python 2
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@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ You also need Python 2.4 or later. If you are running less than Python 2.5 on th
.. note:: .. note::
Python 3 is a slightly different language than Python 2 and most Python programs (including Python 3 is a slightly different language than Python 2 and some Python programs (including
Ansible) are not switching over yet. However, some Linux distributions (Gentoo, Arch) may not have a Ansible) are not switching over yet. Ansible uses Python 2 in order to maintain compability with older distributions
such as RHEL 5 and RHEL 6. However, some Linux distributions (Gentoo, Arch) may not have a
Python 2.X interpreter installed by default. On those systems, you should install one, and set Python 2.X interpreter installed by default. On those systems, you should install one, and set
the 'ansible_python_interpreter' variable in inventory (see :doc:`intro_inventory`) to point at your 2.X Python. Distributions the 'ansible_python_interpreter' variable in inventory (see :doc:`intro_inventory`) to point at your 2.X Python. Distributions
like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu all have a 2.X interpreter installed like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu all have a 2.X interpreter installed