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@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ options here>`.
 
 Meson is also available from
 [PyPi](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/meson), so it can be installed
-with `pip install meson` (this does not require a source checkout, pip
-will download the package automatically).
+with `pip3 install meson` (this does not require a source checkout,
+pip will download the package automatically). The exact command to
+type to install with pip can very between systems, be sure to use the
+Python 3 version of pip.
 
 ####Running