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@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ modperl:
 * SWIG if building from git
 
 modpython:
-* python and its bundled libpython
-* perl is required
+* python3 and its bundled libpython
+* perl is a build dependency
 * macOS: Python from Homebrew is preferred over system version
 * SWIG if building from git