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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5885683..48aca5a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# We need to support Python installations that have nothing but the basic
+# Python installation. Use setuptools when possible and fall back to
+# plain distutils when setuptools is not available.
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
 except ImportError: