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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ If that is the case, it is best to clean the repo and reinstall.
 [<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/OS_X-Logo.svg" height=40px>](http://www.apple.com/osx/)
 [<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Tux.svg" height=40px>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions)
 
-Python 3.5 and higher
+Python 3.9 and higher
 
 ## Citation