diff --git a/Doc/faq/extending.rst b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
index 1cff2c4091df06..3147fda7c37124 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
@@ -246,13 +246,12 @@ Then, when you run GDB:
 I want to compile a Python module on my Linux system, but some files are missing. Why?
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-Most packaged versions of Python don't include the
-:file:`/usr/lib/python2.{x}/config/` directory, which contains various files
+Most packaged versions of Python omit some files
 required for compiling Python extensions.
 
-For Red Hat, install the python-devel RPM to get the necessary files.
+For Red Hat, install the python3-devel RPM to get the necessary files.
 
-For Debian, run ``apt-get install python-dev``.
+For Debian, run ``apt-get install python3-dev``.
 
 How do I tell "incomplete input" from "invalid input"?
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst
index 31df5ebbfb83dd..2a55f6b6fb6181 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/general.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ guaranteed that interfaces will remain the same throughout a series of bugfix
 releases.
 
 The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
-<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.  There are two production-ready versions
-of Python: 2.x and 3.x. The recommended version is 3.x, which is supported by
-most widely used libraries.  Although 2.x is still widely used, :pep:`it is not
-maintained anymore <0373>`.
+<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
+Python 3.x is the recommended version and supported by most widely used libraries.
+Python 2.x :pep:`is not maintained anymore <373>`.
+
 
 How many people are using Python?
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