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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ devices by looking at the image using e.g. Ghidra.
 ## Compiling
 Install the following particular build requisites (Debian 12, should work on Ubuntu)
 ```
-sudo apt install sdcc xxd
+sudo apt install sdcc xxd python
 ```
 
 Now, building the firmware image should work:
@@ -312,4 +312,4 @@ the RTL837x SoCs:
 - [Mirroring](doc/mirroring.md)
 - [SFP+ ports](doc/sfp.md) 
 - [Trunking aka. port aggregation](doc/trunking.md)  
-- [VLAN](doc/vlan.md)
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+- [VLAN](doc/vlan.md)