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 ## Python bridge
 
-Cockpit currently has an experimental replacement for `cockpit-bridge`
+Most distro releases now ship a replacement for the C bridge
 written in Python.  It resides in `src/cockpit` with most of its rules in
 `src/Makefile.am`.  This directory was chosen because it matches the standard
 so-called "src layout" convention for Python packages, where each package