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 ## Installation
 
-_Black_ can be installed by running `pip install black`. It requires Python 3.8+ to run.
+_Black_ can be installed by running `pip install black`. It requires Python 3.9+ to run.
 If you want to format Jupyter Notebooks, install with `pip install "black[jupyter]"`.
 
 If you use pipx, you can install Black with `pipx install black`.