diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
index 9dee2d2533c..6b78cc3fe41 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
@@ -763,10 +763,10 @@ and in this case the `python38` interpreter is automatically used.
 Versions 2.7, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9 of the CPython interpreter are available as
 respectively `python27`, `python36`, `python37`, `python38` and `python39`. The
 aliases `python2` and `python3` correspond to respectively `python27` and
-`python38`. The default interpreter, `python`, maps to `python2`. The PyPy
-interpreters compatible with Python 2.7 and 3 are available as `pypy27` and
-`pypy3`, with aliases `pypy2` mapping to `pypy27` and `pypy` mapping to `pypy2`.
-The Nix expressions for the interpreters can be found in
+`python39`. The attribute `python` maps to `python2`. The PyPy interpreters
+compatible with Python 2.7 and 3 are available as `pypy27` and `pypy3`, with
+aliases `pypy2` mapping to `pypy27` and `pypy` mapping to `pypy2`. The Nix
+expressions for the interpreters can be found in
 `pkgs/development/interpreters/python`.
 
 All packages depending on any Python interpreter get appended