@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ the wheel packages we provide on PyPI (as above), there are also
8080### Installation from Source
8181
8282Installation from source requires an appropriate C compiler, for example
83- GCC on ** Linux** , and MSVC on ** Windows** .
84- For ** Mac OS X** , or as it is now branded, ** macOS** , if you want to
83+ GCC on ** Linux** , and MSVC on ** Windows** . For ** macOS** , if you want to
8584compile Biopython from source you will need to have installed Apple's
8685command line tools, which can de done with the terminal command:
8786
@@ -112,13 +111,13 @@ list](Mailing_lists "wikilink") and ask for help there.
112111
113112### Required Software
114113
115- - [ Python 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8] ( http://www.python.org ) or PyPy,
116- including the Python development header files like `` python.h ``
114+ - [ Python 3] ( http://www.python.org ) or PyPy (a version supported by
115+ the version of Biopython you wish to install), including the Python
116+ development header files like `` python.h `` (if compiling from source)
117117- [ C compiler (if compiling from
118118 source)] ( https://docs.python.org/3/using/index.html ) You
119119 need a C compiler supported by `` setuptools `` , ** gcc** will work fine on
120- UNIX-like platforms. This is not needed on Windows if using the
121- compiled packages provided. On Mac OS, you should install
120+ UNIX-like platforms. Try MSVC on Windows. On macOS, you should install
122121 Apple's the compiler tools as described above.
123122- [ NumPy (Numerical Python)] ( https://numpy.org/ ) .
124123
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