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Update py2 deprecation notice #1523

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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ There are three ways to install Conan:
Install with pip (recommended)
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To install Conan using ``pip``, you need Python 2.7 or >= 3.5 distribution installed on your machine. Python 3.4 support has been dropped. Modern Python distros come
To install Conan using ``pip``, you need Python >= 3.5 distribution installed on your machine. Python 3.4 support has been dropped and
:ref:`Python 2<python2>` is being deprecated. Modern Python distros come
with pip pre-installed. However, if necessary you can install pip by following the instructions in `pip docs`_.

.. warning::
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.. warning::

Python 2 will soon be deprecated by the Python maintainers. It is strongly recommended to use Python 3 with Conan, especially if need to manage non-ascii filenames or file contents.
Conan still supports Python 2, however some of the dependencies have started to be supported only by Python 3. See :ref:`python2` for details.
**Python 2 has been deprecated on January 1st, 2020 by the Python maintainers** and Conan project will completely stop working with it
in the following releases. See :ref:`python2` for details.

Install Conan:

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Install from source
-------------------

You can run Conan directly from source code. First, you need to install Python 2.7 or Python 3 and
You can run Conan directly from source code. First, you need to install Python and
pip.

Clone (or download and unzip) the git repository and install its requirements:
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that are only available in Python 3 or more easily available in Python 3 will be implemented and tested only in Python 3, and versions of
Conan using Python 2 will not have access to that feature. This will be clearly described in code and documentation.

If and when Conan 2.x is released, the level of compatibility with Python 2 may be reduced further.
Starting in Conan 1.22, Python 2 is no longer supported and Conan will stop working with it in the following releases.

Conan 2.x won't support Python 2.

We encourage you to upgrade to Python 3 as soon as possible. However, if this is impossible for you or your team, we would like to know it.
Please give feedback in the `Conan issue tracker`_ or write us to info@conan.io.
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