configure

Given that 2.7 has now been end-of-life for two and a half years,
I don't think we need such a detailed explanation here anymore of
the differences between Python 2 and Python 3.
(cherry picked from commit 8efda1e7)


Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>

Automerge-Triggered-By: GH:serhiy-storchaka