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 ## Running the tests
-* Create and activate a virtualenv with a Python version of at least 3.6
+* Create and activate a virtualenv with a Python version of at least 3.7
 * Install dependencies with `pip install -r requirements-dev-minimal.txt`
 * Run tests with `python -m unittest discover tests -t /`