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diff --git a/docs/topics/python3.txt b/docs/topics/python3.txt
index 0c78daa7b4..97e9f5e76b 100644
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+++ b/docs/topics/python3.txt
@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@ The ``long`` type no longer exists in Python 3. ``1L`` is a syntax error. Use
``xrange``
~~~~~~~~~~
-Import ``six.moves.xrange`` wherever you use ``xrange``.
+If you use ``xrange`` on Python 2, import ``six.moves.range`` and use that
+instead. You can also import ``six.moves.xrange`` (it's equivalent to
+``six.moves.range``) but the first technique allows you to simply drop the
+import when dropping support for Python 2.
Moved modules
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