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 # Python {#setup-hook-python}
 
-Adds the `${python.sitePackages}` subdirectory of each build input to the `PYTHONPATH` environment variable.
+Adds the `python.sitePackages` subdirectory (i.e. `lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages`) of each build input to the `PYTHONPATH` environment variable.