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bpo-34203: FAQ: improve wording of paragraph about 2.x vs. 3.x (GH-9821)

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@ -306,14 +306,10 @@ guaranteed that interfaces will remain the same throughout a series of bugfix
releases. releases.
The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. There are two production-ready version <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. There are two production-ready versions
of Python: 2.x and 3.x, but the recommended one at this times is Python 3.x. of Python: 2.x and 3.x. The recommended version is 3.x, which is supported by
Although Python 2.x is still widely used, `it will not be most widely used libraries. Although 2.x is still widely used, `it will not
maintained after January 1, 2020 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_. be maintained after January 1, 2020 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_.
Python 2.x was known for having more third-party libraries available, however,
by the time of this writing, most of the widely used libraries support Python 3.x,
and some are even dropping the Python 2.x support.
How many people are using Python? How many people are using Python?
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