INSTALL.md: add instructions for using Python 3.

At least for *nix-like systems.
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# UNIX/Linux/BSD
If you're installing Python using your distributor's packages, you may
need a python-dev package installed, too. If you don't have a
'/usr/lib/python2.x/distutils' directory or
'/usr/lib/python2.x/config/Makefile' (assuming '/usr/lib/python2.x' is
where your Python libs are installed), then you will need a python-dev
package.
need a python-dev or python3-dev package installed, too. If you don't have
a '/usr/lib/python2.x/distutils' directory or
'/usr/lib/python2.x/config/Makefile' or with Python 3
'/usr/lib/python3.x/distutils' or '/usr/lib/python3.x/config/Makefile' (assuming '/usr/lib/python2.x' or '/usr/lib/python3.x' is where your Python
libs are installed), then you will need a python-dev or python3-dev package.
First start by git cloning Limnoria and moving to the cloned repository.
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python setup.py install
```
```python``` can be replaced with ```python2``` (if your distribution
uses Python 3 by default) or ```python3``` if you want to use Python 3
version.
Now you have several new programs installed where Python scripts are normally
installed on your system ('/usr/bin' or '/usr/local/bin' are common on
UNIX systems). The two that might be of particular interest to you, the
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python setup.py install --user
```
```python``` can be replaced with ```python2``` (if your distribution
uses Python 3 by default) or ```python3``` if you want to use
Python 3 version.
and you will have new programs installed in ~/.local/bin. The two that might be of particular interest to you, the
new user, are 'supybot' and 'supybot-wizard'. The former, 'supybot', is
the script to run an actual bot; the latter, 'supybot-wizard', is an
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If you don't have the cloned Limnoria repository, clone it again using the installation instructions.
## Upgrading to Python 3
Upgrading Python3 happens the same way, but if you want to move from 2 to 3
or 3 to 2, you must remove the build/ directory first.
```
rm -rf build/
```
# Windows
**Note**: If you are using an IPV6 connection, you will not be able