Update Python version

kgryte · kgryte · commit f548cf66956f · 2020-04-12T13:05:07.000-07:00
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ While not required to run stdlib, the following dependencies **may** be required
 
 -   [Julia][julia]: language for technical computing (version `>= 0.5` and `<= 0.7`)
 -   [R][r]: language for statistical computing (version `>= 3.4.0`)
--   [Python][python]: general purpose language (version `2.7.x`; version `3.x` is **not** supported due to [node-gyp][node-gyp], which is required for compiling native add-ons)
+-   [Python][python]: general purpose language (version `>=2.7.x`)
 -   [pip][pip]: Python package manager (version `>= 9.0.0`; **required** for automatically installing Python packages, such as lint tools)
 -   [gcc & g++][gcc] or [Clang][clang]: C/C++ compilation and linking (g++ version `>= 4.8`; clang version `>= 3.5`, Xcode version `>=8.3.1` on OS X)
 -   [gfortran][gfortran]: Fortran compilation and linking (version `>= 4.8`)
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ For contribution guidelines, see the [contributing guide][stdlib-contributing].
 
 [wabt]: https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt
 
-[node-gyp]: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp
-
 [editorconfig]: http://editorconfig.org/
 
 [editorconfig-chrome]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/github-editorconfig/bppnolhdpdfmmpeefopdbpmabdpoefjh?hl=en-US
diff --git a/docs/emscripten.md b/docs/emscripten.md
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+<!--
+
+@license Apache-2.0
+
+Copyright (c) 2020 The Stdlib Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+-->
+
 # Emscripten
 
 > [LLVM][llvm]-to-JavaScript compiler capable of targeting [WebAssembly][web-assembly].
@@ -8,7 +28,7 @@
 
 -   [Git][git]: version control.
 -   [CMake][cmake]: cross-platform build environment. Once installed, be sure to the environment `PATH`.
--   [Python][python] general purpose language (version `2.7.x`).
+-   [Python][python] general purpose language (version `>=2.7.x`).
 -   Compiler toolchain, such as [gcc][gcc] (Linux), Xcode (Mac; version `>=8.3.1`), or Visual Studio 2010 (Windows).
 
 To install the [Emscripten SDK][emscripten-sdk], run
diff --git a/tools/scripts/check_python b/tools/scripts/check_python
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [[ -x "${PYTHON}" ]] && "${PYTHON}" --version >/dev/null; then
 	echo 'Python is installed.' >&2
 	exit 0
 else
-	echo 'ERROR: missing dependency. Please download Python version 2.7 (https://www.python.org/). Once installed, run the command again.' >&2
+	echo 'ERROR: missing dependency. Please download Python version >=2.7 (https://www.python.org/). Once installed, run the command again.' >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
