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@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Example Pipfile.lock
 
 - Generally, keep both ``Pipfile`` and ``Pipfile.lock`` in version control.
 - Do not keep ``Pipfile.lock`` in version control if multiple versions of Python are being targeted.
-- Specify your target Python version in your `Pipfile`'s ``[requires]`` section. Ideally, you should only have one target Python version, as this is a deployment tool.
+- Specify your target Python version in your `Pipfile`'s ``[requires]`` section. Ideally, you should only have one target Python version, as this is a deployment tool. ``python_version`` should be in the format ``X.Y`` and ``python_full_version`` should be in ``X.Y.Z`` format.
 - ``pipenv install`` is fully compatible with ``pip install`` syntax, for which the full documentation can be found `here <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#installing-packages>`_.
 - Note that the ``Pipfile`` uses the `TOML Spec <https://github.com/toml-lang/toml#user-content-spec>`_.
 
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+Clarify the proper value of `python_version` and `python_full_version`.