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diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt index f50f6a7af..2bd83e3f2 100644 --- a/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt +++ b/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt @@ -28,27 +28,16 @@ Dependencies Docutils has the following dependencies: -* Python 2.1 or later is required. While the compiler package from - the Tools/ directory of Python's source distribution must be - installed for the test suite to pass with Python 2.1, the - functionality available to end users should be available without the - compiler package as well. So just use ">= Python 2.1" in the +* Python 2.3 or later is required. Use ">= Python 2.3" in the dependencies. * Docutils may optionally make use of the PIL (`Python Imaging Library`_). If PIL is present, it is automatically detected by Docutils. -* There are three files in the ``extras/`` directory of the Docutils - distribution, ``optparse.py``, ``textwrap.py``, and ``roman.py``. - For Python 2.1/2.2, all of them must be installed (into the - ``site-packages/`` directory). Python 2.3 and later versions have - ``textwrap`` and ``optparse`` included in the standard library, so - only ``roman.py`` is required here; installing the other files won't - hurt, though. - - These files are automatically installed by the setup script (when - calling "python setup.py install"). +* There is one file in the ``extras/`` directory of the Docutils + distribution, ``roman.py``. It is automatically installed by the setup + script (when calling "python setup.py install"). .. _Python Imaging Library: http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ |