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Kenneth Reitz · Kenneth Reitz · commit 313951f7c39a · 2012-01-23T15:29:10.000-05:00
diff --git a/docs/starting/installation.rst b/docs/starting/installation.rst
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 Properly Installing Python
 ==========================
 
-Now that you've chosen :ref:`Python 2.7 <which-python>`, let's install it properly.
+There's a good chance that you already have Python on your operating system.
+
+If so, you do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries described in the guides below before you start building Python applications for real-world use. In particular, you should always install Distribute, Pip, and Virtualenv — they make it much easier for you to use other third-party Python libraries.
 
 Installation Guides
 -------------------
 
-These guides go over the proper installation of Python for development purproses, as well as distribute, pip, and virtualenv setup.
+These guides go over the proper installation of :ref:`Python 2.7 <which-python>` for development purproses, as well as distribute, pip, and virtualenv setup.
 
 - :ref:`Mac OS X <install-osx>`.
 - :ref:`Microsoft Windows<install-windows>`.
