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 ## Overview
 
 This repository is the home of the core Python rules -- `py_library`,
-`py_binary`, `py_test`, `py_proto_library`, and related symbols that provide the basis for Python
+`py_binary`, `py_test`, and related symbols that provide the basis for Python
 support in Bazel. It also contains package installation rules for integrating with PyPI and other indices. 
 
 Documentation for rules_python is at <https://rules-python.readthedocs.io> and in the
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 :::{topic} Core rules
 
 The core Python rules -- `py_library`, `py_binary`, `py_test`,
-`py_proto_library`, and related symbols that provide the basis for Python
+and related symbols that provide the basis for Python
 support in Bazel.
 
 When using Bazel 6 (or earlier), the core rules are bundled into the Bazel binary, and the symbols