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+**Take Note!**  We are in the process of [dropping support for Python 2.7](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/729).
+
+Soon, to self-generate hosts files, you'll need to use Python 3.
+----
+
 ![readme](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/36028424/40330477-9df2c2e0-5d7f-11e8-8ac8-511d719a5eae.png)
 
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