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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 1a7f18871b..7a27ab3c5a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2854,8 +2854,11 @@ For packages that install stand-alone Python programs under @code{bin/}, it takes care of wrapping these programs so that their @code{PYTHONPATH} environment variable points to all the Python libraries they depend on. -Which Python package is used can be specified with the @code{#:python} -parameter. +Which Python package is used to perform the build can be specified with +the @code{#:python} parameter. This is a useful way to force a package +to be built for a specific version of the Python interpreter, which +might be necessary if the package is only compatible with a single +interpreter version. @end defvr @defvr {Scheme Variable} perl-build-system |