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 == requirements ===
 
-Eventlet runs on Python version 2.3 or greater, with the following dependenceis:
+Eventlet runs on Python version 2.4 or greater, with the following dependenceis:
 * http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/greenlet
-* (if running python versions < 2.4) collections.py from the 2.4 distribution or later
 
 == limitations ==