README: Clarify Python version support

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@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ On Windows you can place libmpv anywhere in your ``%PATH%`` (e.g. next to ``pyth
into ctypes, which is different to the one Windows uses internally. Consult `this stackoverflow post
<https://stackoverflow.com/a/23805306>`__ for details.
Python >= 3.7 (officially)
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The ``main`` branch officially only supports recent python releases (3.5 onwards), but there is the somewhat outdated
but functional `py2compat branch`_ providing Python 2 compatibility.
Python >= 3.9
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We only support python stable releases from the last couple of years. We only test the current stable python release. If you find a compatibility issue with an older python version that still has upstream support (that is less than about four years old), feel free to open an issue_ and we'll have a look.
.. _`py2compat branch`: https://github.com/jaseg/python-mpv/tree/py2compat
.. _`issue`: https://github.com/jaseg/python-mpv/issues
.. _`pull request`: https://github.com/jaseg/python-mpv/pulls