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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Setting up the environment
 
 Create a virtual environment where the dependencies will live::
 
-    $ virtualenv -p python3.5 python
+    $ virtualenv -p python3.6 python
     $ source python/bin/activate
     (python)$