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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The best way to install MetaPhlAn is through conda via the Bioconda channel. If
 You can install MetaPhlAn by running
 
 ```
-$ conda install -c bioconda python=3.7 metaphlan
+$ conda install -c bioconda metaphlan
 ```
 
 For installing it from the source code and for further installation instructions, please see the Wiki at the [Installation](https://github.com/biobakery/MetaPhlAn/wiki/MetaPhlAn-4#installation) paragraph.