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diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md index 1b5b9dff..57acfd94 100644 --- a/python/README.md +++ b/python/README.md @@ -123,13 +123,5 @@ C++ Implementation The C++ implementation for Python messages is built as a Python extension to improve the overall protobuf Python performance. -To use the C++ implementation, you need to: -1) Install the C++ protobuf runtime library, please see instructions in the - parent directory. -2) Export an environment variable: - - $ export PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=cpp - -You must set this variable at runtime, before running your program, otherwise -the pure-Python implementation will be used. In a future release, we will -change the default so that C++ implementation is used whenever it is available. +To use the C++ implementation, you need to install the C++ protobuf runtime +library, please see instructions in the parent directory. |